1. Full-time tuition at Moon Hall School
2. Prep. School Form with extensive help at MHS
3. Individual lessons for Prep School children

Our four full-time classes each have their own class teacher who has appropriate general and specialist qualifications. Classes are grouped by need as well as by age.

For English and Maths lessons, tuition in each form is divided between at least two specialist teachers. Individual help is also available. Our Delta classes (Years 5 and 6) are additionally sub-divided into two groups for Science, History and Geography. Form groups never exceed 14 and are subdivided into 2 or more matched groups for literacy and numeracy

Delta
A number of children in our Delta classes join us from other schools at this stage. Despite their potential, these children require intensive intervention. They are able, if necessary, to have two years of full-time help in one of our Delta classes. They are prepared for transfer to one of our classes based in Belmont from which they may still return for up to sixteen periods a week.
Most children entering at this late stage will not go on to take Common Entrance. This does not present a problem since we have arrangements with many senior schools to take our bright dyslexics on the basis of their interview/examination together with the results of our own monitoring and continuous assessment.

Parents' Meetings are held to answer all queries about the transition to Belmont from our Delta classes. Transferring pupils remain registered with Moon Hall and we liaise closely with parents on all dyslexic-related matters including on next stage schooling.

All full-time pupils spend most of each morning on Literacy and Numeracy Skills. English and Maths are taught in a minimum of one-hour lesson slots. In the afternoon the complete class of children work at all normal curriculum subjects and follow a syllabus similar to their peers in the Prep School.

Moon Hall School pupils never do written French since this can further confuse their developing English spelling skilled. However, where time permits, we sometimes offer French to older children which they thoroughly enjoy.

The Prep School provides Games and P.E. for MHS pupils. There is every opportunity to play in Belmont teams and many of our children do so.

Specialist teachers at either Moon Hall School or Belmont Preparatory School provide Design and Technology and Music lessons.

Our children mix freely with those in the Prep. School for all sporting activities, and also in Assembly, at Break and in Lunch. All wear the same uniform. They participate in cross-site Drama productions and have often been cast in leading roles. Full-time MHS pupils have become Head Boys and Head Girls at Belmont as well as House Captains. We have had children gain Sports Scholarships and other awards to their next schools. Former full-time pupils have also gone on to Oxford and Cambridge.

Belmont has a suitable group for any child moving across (see Form Structure). The joint philosophy of both schools is that each child should be able to succeed to the best of his or her ability. We seek to develop strengths as well as remediate weaknesses.

One talent shared by many dyslexic people is in the field of Art and Design. Moon Hall School has its own well-equipped Art Room complete with a kiln. Full-time pupils create some quite breath-taking work - displayed both in our Art Room and in Moon Hall itself. Dyslexic children have gained Art and Design Scholarships following ongoing excellent tuition in Belmont.

We believe that it is very disruptive for children to miss odd lessons in important subjects in order to have specialist help for their dyslexia. It is therefore our policy, where possible, for a child to drop a complete subject at Belmont - usually French, English or Maths (or a combination of these) and to come to MHS in these periods.

If children come in English lessons, we offer a complete English Programme covering all content taught in Belmont School as well as specialist tuition for reading and spelling (see Curriculum). We prepare children for C.E. English where appropriate.

We also offer remedial Maths for those experiencing difficulties and such children come to MHS for a complete Maths programme instead of remaining in Prep School Maths lessons.

Of the two Year 6 classes at Belmont, one is composed entirely of dyslexic children. Although Belmont classes cater for a maximum of 20 pupils, Moon Hall's Year 6 class never takes more than 18. Children are admitted into this form from our Delta classes and also from other schools. They return to us in three groups for all their English provision and we also provide for one group of children to receive all their Mathematics provision with us. (Most of our Year 6 pupils will do their Maths at Belmont).

For those children who need only a minimum of help in English and Maths, we are able to offer individual or joint lessons. We do our best never to remove a child from an academic lesson or from Music, Art etc. where these are his or her strengths. However, lessons do have to be fitted in according to the availability of Staff.

Group pupils and Full-time pupils may receive additional one-to-one lessons. However this is the exception, rather than the rule.