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Radley College A GSG School

Radley College

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Exciting teaching gets the best out of curious boys who are willing to have a go. Lots of parents cited ‘fizzy’ lessons, particularly in sixth form, as their reason for choosing it... Plenty for footballers but it's definitely third fiddle to rugby and hockey: ‘When you watch them play football, you think, that’s just eleven rugby players playing football,’ laughs one mum. Teaching spaces often slightly eccentric and always charming. Biology boasts a zoo of around 300 ‘small uglies’ including Madagascan hissing cockroaches and Cecil the friendly...

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Sports

Polo

Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.

Rowing

What The Good Schools Guide says

Warden

Since 2014, John Moule MA. Attended local comprehensive in Telford, won a scholarship to Oxford (Lady Margaret Hall), graduated with a first in history. Plan A was academia, but funding for his PhD into 16th century theology was ‘inexplicably’ turned down and, before he knew it, he found himself at the front of a classroom. A few happy years at Dean Close followed; thence to Stowe as head of history and later senior housemaster, and Bedford, where latterly he spent six years as head.

Mr Moule has seen almost two generations of Radleians through. What’s changed? ‘Any institution moves forward, but we’re still single sex, still full boarding, still wearing gowns.’ Rather esoteric terminology still going strong, too (don’t worry, we’ll translate). Faced jumpiness from some pupils and alumni early on...

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Special Education Needs

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder
Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
Y
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma
Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment
Y

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