Learner Services

Our pastoral support is dedicated to nurturing a supportive and inclusive environment for all learners. This helps build confidence, fosters positive relationships, and ensures every student feels safe and valued, allowing them to focus on achieving their full potential.

Team Time

Every student has a team lead who is their first point of contact.  Team leads have a daily check in called ‘team time’ where we give out key academic information and support on day to day issues.  During team time sessions, team leads will facilitate conversations about personal, social, health and economic development.  This sets up our students for life as young adults, equipping them with the tools to thrive outside of the academic world.

At the start of every week we hold an assembly to reflect on our values, celebrate successes and invite guest speakers to connect with our students.

We are deeply committed to equity for all students, proactively removing barriers to accessing learning. From the application stage, we collaborate closely with students, families, and local authorities to ensure individual needs are comprehensively met through our tailored provision. Throughout their journey at Ada, students receive dedicated support from our team of Learning Support Assistants (LSAs), encompassing both curriculum access and vital personal and professional mentoring.  Learners with additional needs will work with our LSA’s to develop Learner Passports, which detail their needs and preferences so staff know how to adapt their delivery, track progress, refine assessments and develop resources for out of classroom support.

At Ada, the National College for Digital Skills we are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all students. Our SEND Policy and Information report outlines how we identify, assess and support learners with additional needs to ensure they can access the full curriculum and achieve their potential. We work in partnership with students, parents, carers and external agencies to promote equality, independence and success for every learner.