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Altrincham Preparatory School

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Parents praise the personalised teaching style - ‘it feels like every teacher is very invested in getting absolutely the best from each boy,’ said one. Formal preparation for 11+ ramps up in year 5 and there’s an optional week-long summer school in the holidays. All pupils have weekly enrichment sessions - stop motion animation, drama, geology etc. Year 5s and 6s also have weekly classes in performance and presentation skills (games like Just a Minute pay dividends at senior school interviews). One of the advantages of a single-sex school, believes the head, is that boys are ‘less inhibited about taking part in creative activities.’ Seems to work wonders on the...

 

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Head master

Since January 2022, Nick Vernon, previously head at Newcastle-under-Lyme Prep for 13 years and before that deputy head at Stockport Grammar for seven years. Grew up in nearby Bramhall, where he ‘always wanted to teach’. Degree in sports science from Liverpool Poly, PGCE and master’s in primary education from Manchester Metropolitan University. After eight years teaching in state schools, his first job in the independent sector was at Altrincham Prep – has now ‘come home.’ Is also an inspector for ISI.

We met him in the Manchester drizzle, welcoming in the pre-prep boys and their parents - the school is split into two sites and he makes a point of spending time at both. He has the air of man who can get a job done with the minimum of...

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Special Education Needs

Our SEN provision is mainly for boys with differing degrees of dyslexia, some A.D.D. and some dyspraxia.

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
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
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

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