Sommerville is not just an educational facility, but an ‘approach’ that meets the needs of a group of very special students. At Sommerville, their learners can expect to be supported in their personal, social, emotional and educational growth by participating in personalised learning programmes. In consultation with their Sommerville community, they choose the vision ‘Together, learning to live our best lives’ to represent what Sommerville school aspires to achieve for their learners, whānau and staff.

As an intern at Sommerville school, you are offered the opportunity to work collaboratively with teachers and other support staff to optimise learning and wellbeing for their students.

You will for example, be involved in supporting and developing positive classroom dynamics. Identifying, implementing, and evaluating new initiatives and differentiating tasks and activities to accommodate children’s varying strengths and needs.

You may be involved in providing support for individual students with specific learning needs. You may be working on projects that suits your educational experience while making a positive difference for students at Sommerville school.     

For more information visit Sommerville Special School – More Than a School or Sommerville - Facebook

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