Special Needs Education Co-ordinator
Dr Faye Favill
Head of Cadogan, Learning Support SENCO
The Cadogan Learning Support Centre
“The Cadogan Centre enables pupils to feel safe, improve self-esteem and experience success.”
The Cadogan Centre was founded over fifty years ago and has grown into an internationally recognised centre of excellence for our educational approach and specialist one-to-one support. Currently, our highly experienced postgraduate level qualified teachers work together to deliver around 500 one-to-one specialist support lessons per week. Teachers monitor pupils’ academic learning as well as providing a substantial level of pastoral support and guidance to both pupils and parents. The Cadogan Centre has its own dedicated teaching rooms for 1:1 lessons or group lessons of 2-4 pupils. It has also launched an online facility for remote learning.
The Cadogan Centre delivers our specialist dyslexia support and dyscalculia and maths support, and runs a full diagnostic assessment service for identifying specific learning differences, all as part of the school's whole-school learning support.
Book an open day to visit the Centre.
Removing barriers to learning
The Cadogan Centre provides individual tutoring for pupils with specific barriers to learning. These barriers may be hindering children from reaching their full academic and personal potential. This may have a negative impact on their social and emotional well-being and future opportunities.
We have recognised qualifications and experience in teaching pupils with:
- challenges associated with literacy
- extra support needed with maths
- difficulties with memory and recall
- slower processing skills
- focus and attention challenges
- language and communication support needs
The team includes a Speech and Language Therapist, Social Use of Language Programme, an Occupational Therapist, and access to a Strength and Conditioning coach.
the school’s high-quality learning support provision helps pupils to develop effective learning strategies to overcome their difficulties, improve their self-confidence and to make secure progress in line with their abilitiesEstyn, 2019
The Cadogan Centre: Common Questions
What is the Cadogan Centre?
The Cadogan Centre is St David's College's specialist learning support centre, providing tailored one-to-one and small-group support for pupils with specific learning differences alongside their mainstream education.
What support does the Cadogan Centre provide?
It delivers around 500 one-to-one specialist lessons a week, plus small-group support, and its team includes a Speech and Language Therapist and an Occupational Therapist. It also runs a full diagnostic assessment service.
Is support one-to-one?
Support includes both one-to-one lessons and small groups of two to four pupils, matched to each pupil's Individual Learning Plan.
Is there an extra cost for the Cadogan Centre?
Additional one-to-one and small-group support is charged separately from tuition, see the fees page for current rates.
