The Home Tuition Service provides education for Wandsworth resident pupils, who cannot attend school for a period of 15 days or more because of ill health. The tuition service and maintain educational progress. We provide home tuition to all school age pupils, from rising 5’s through to A-Level. Pupils will be referred by the home school or the Education Welfare Officer (EWO) on behalf of the home school. Referrals must be supported by a letter from a consultant or a senior clinical medical officer confirming that the child is too unwell to attend school.
Once evidence has been received from a medical professional, the Service ensures that appropriate education is arranged as quickly as possible. We provide short term home tuition of up to ten hours per week where a qualified teacher will come to the home to cover English, Maths and Science, and in some cases Modern Foreign Languages, Humanities and Art.
Staff form close links with the home school and liaise with class teachers/ Heads of Year to keep up a consistent and appropriate supply of work in line with that of their peers until return to school is possible. This ensures a continuity of provision and consistency of curriculum, which are key to helping pupils re-join their classes without falling behind. Our aim is for all pupils to keep up rather than catch up.
Pupils thrive with individual targets, a personalised education plan and one-to-one support. Due to specific personalised programmes, students have the opportunity to make a great deal of progress during the period of home tuition. Secondary age pupils are also supported with preparation for GCSE’s or A Level examinations including completing controlled assessments or coursework tasks. The service is a registered exam centre and if the pupil is unable to take exams in their home school their exams will be facilitated on one of our hospital sites.
When pupils are ready to return to school, the Service will set up an individual reintegration plan tailored to pupils’ needs. Where appropriate, teachers will support the child into school as part of the transition.
Please click here for a referral form for this service