Year 7 students identified as being behind expectations in literacy or numeracy receive support to help them catch up.  For some identified students support is provided in Year 8.  The students receive 1 to 1 support from a specialist teacher for a time limited period.   Monitoring shows that students receiving this support make improved progress within English and maths as a result of this intervention.  The students in receipt of this support also recognise that they have more opportunities to use and develop their literacy skills across subjects.