What support should grammar school provide after my son’s dyslexia diagnosis?

[MrPickles73]

Son is finishing year 8 at grammar school. Has always complained about how slow he is at writing. Apparently no issues with reading or learning to read.
He is bright but no genius.
To cut to the chase he has been diagnosed dyslexic and the assessor has said he needs a laptop, extra time and to have copies of the class notes so he's not copying stuff of the board.
I have sent the assessment report to the school and have a meeting in September. Today is the last day of term..
What should I hope for in terms of support from the school? Do we need to find in some kind of specialist tutor? What kind of tools are there out there to help him?

Many thanks

Request a meeting with the SENCO.

Support is based on needs, rather than diagnosis. The report should make recommendations. Did it not recommend anything other than laptop, handouts and extra time?

Exam access arrangements, including extra time, for GCSEs are based on JCQ’s rules. You can see them online. A diagnosis of dyslexia doesn’t guarantee someone meets the criteria for extra time. Most secondary schools use the same rules further down the school so they can build evidence and a picture of need.

As well as the 3 things you mention other examples of support could include looking at assistive technology, key worker/mentoring to support organisation/study skills, pre-teaching new vocabulary, looking at placement within the classroom, not cold calling, looking at the homework load, movement breaks, and use of noise cancelling headphones/ear defenders. Although many don’t, some schools have a dyslexia tutor and can provide that support at a SEN Support level. It may not be necessary for DS, but a reduced number of GCSEs/qualifications. What a school can provide at a school SEN support level varies.