Student Case Studies
Student Case Studies 2025-2025
Every year we reflect on the progress our students have made, and the strategies we used with them. We reflect on what worked well and made the difference, and what we need to do further work on, to help our students make even more progress in the following areas:
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Engagement with learning
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Development of social skills
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Progress with learning and independent working
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Health
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Transition - steps to moving on
This collection of Case Studies is written by our staff, for our staff. They reflect the expectations of GHES with the strategies we know, when applied well, make a difference.
Our reflections on 2024-2025 have led us to develop our REACH principles for students - this is what we believe will make even greater difference to our students during 2025-2026.
The role of the Link Tutor - why this makes a difference
At GHES, the role of the link tutor is to oversee the whole journey of each student whilst they are with us. They are responsible for identifying targets for each student to work towards and support them along the way. Targets come from the following areas:
- To access education
- To work towards academic progress
- To develop strategies to manage social situations and learning interactions, including with my peers
- To have strategies to manage own health
- To be able to transition to an educational setting or prepare for post 16 education/ training or employment
Below are three student journeys, where we have identified the key strategies our link tutors used and the impact of them:
The role of our Teaching Staff
At GHES our teaching team work with students either individually or in small groups. Engagement with learning can often be the main target initially, but equally we have some students who just want to feel as normal as possible and get on with learning. For all, we strive to help them achieve the best possible outcomes within the constraints of their health.