Empower Your Learning Journey

Held in person at our HQ in capped small groups, this six-week course helps your child build a well-tested toolkit and grow in confidence as they prepare for the transition into secondary English.

Facilitated by our leading literacy specialists, Cathy Harrison and Harriet Dunn, the course offers insight into the key language and expectations of Year 7 English, a snapshot of the text types and writing responses students will meet, and the study skills that make all the difference - setting up a workspace, note-taking and building a timetable. Throughout, we weave in self-advocacy and the accommodations your child is entitled to, so they walk in prepared and supported.

For so many of our learners with dyslexia, the right technology is essential, not optional. For many neurodiverse students, school can feel overwhelming: words are confusing, instructions pile up and confidence quietly fades. With the right tools, that can shift completely.

Research shows that supports like text-to-speech, speech-to-text and organisation apps reduce cognitive load, free up working memory and let students focus on what matters — understanding, expressing their ideas and feeling capable again. Behind every tool is something far more powerful: a child who finally feels seen, supported and understood.

In this workshop we'll give parents and carers clear, practical ideas to set your child on a more confident path into Year 7.

We run our Executive Function groups in the January holidays for good reason — Term 4 is always a whirlwind of end-of-year activities, graduation, Step Up days, farewelling primary school and then Christmas. Coming together in January gives students the space to iron out the final kinks and feel genuinely ready and excited about starting Year 7.

Our very own Executive Function specialist, Stevie Picton, facilitates these workshops, guiding students towards a deeper understanding of self-awareness, managing stress, setting up their own systems and advocating for themselves.