Learning Support Unit (LSU) delivers targeted interventions to support the Social, Emotional and Mental Health of our students. This fluid programme changes half termly to adapt to the diverse needs of our learners. 

Interventions provided in LSU are:

• Friendship SOS  
• Emotional Resilience 
• Charge up (behaviour modification/ anger management) 
• Lego therapy 
• Drawing and talking therapy 
• Art therapy 
• Handwriting support 
• Lexia 
• Raising aspirations 
• Mindfulness 

Social skills, any topic can be created to target student's specific needs. Topics available: 

• Understanding secondary school life 
• Communication 
• Keeping ourselves safe 
• Similarities and differences 
• Personal space 
• Listening and attention 
• Understanding Autism 
• Personal Hygiene  
• Accepting others, discrimination, prejudice and stereotypes  
• Resolving conflict 
• Teamwork and Tolerance  
• Accepting praise and consequences  
• Empathy  
• Relationships, family, friends and intimate 
• Independent living skills 
• Risk taking behaviour 
• Standing up for yourself  
• Mindfulness 
• Confidence and self esteem  
• Relationships 
• Life skills