Learning Support for SEND at Sompting Abbotts

At Sompting Abbotts, we aim to provide pupils with mild special educational needs (SEND) access to a broad and balanced curriculum alongside their peers and we place a strong emphasis on overall personal development.

We believe that inclusion is important and we aim to ensure that students' needs are met in the context of mainstream education where such children can keep pace with rest of their peers on the school’s curriculum.

We prepare students to work towards Common Entrance or towards their goal of onward senior school and have a good understanding of the demands of independent schools.

Our learning support team members are experienced in teaching learners with a range of learning difficulties. One-to-one lessons are available (at additional cost).

If your child needs extra learning support, we provide in-class help wherever possible or we may recommend specialised one-to-one sessions.

There is an additional charge for these sessions which can take place at your home or in school – please see fees page here for details of cost.

Tina Mastromarino is the Head of Learning Support at Sompting Abbotts Prep School. Mrs Mastromarino and her team specialise in one-to-one support along with the setting of achievable and individual targets.

The pupils enjoy the benefits of a specialist room known as the Sunflower Room and with her help and guidance, they have gone on to achieve extremely pleasing results at Common Entrance level.

Please note, like many independent schools, we tend to only to be able to accept children with milder SEN difficulties for whom we can make full provision. In cases where the school cannot meet your child's specific needs, we will explain to you why a place may not be appropriate for them with us.