Ochil Tower School A GSG School
- Ochil Tower School
140 High Street
Auchterarder
Perthshire
PH3 1AD - Head: Stuart Provan
- T 01764 662416
- F 01764 662416
- E office@ochiltowerschool.org
- W ochiltower.org.uk/
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 21 with moderate, severe and complex needs.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Perth and Kinross
- Pupils: 23 (21 boys - 2 girls)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Once through the gate, it’s like entering a portal into another world. The atmosphere is like no other we’ve experienced in tours around many decent special schools. That’s to do with the physical environment, nothing short of idyllic. But it’s also down to an approach which makes such blinding sense. In simple terms, it’s about not trying to make autistic students fit into the model of education which runs for the rest of the population. When you see it in operation here…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Stuart Provan. With his appointment and the retirement of the school's former five joint co-ordinators, the school has moved from the traditional Camphill Community model of management as a team affair, to a more hierarchical structure.
Provan is joined at the helm by Jim Alexander as head of care, and Miriam Puccianti as head of education.
Provan's career spans a broad range of social care settings, working in a number of residential schools including as head of care, and as house manager within care homes. He has also managed a family centre, supporting families whose children have additional needs.
Entrance
The school is registered for children from the age of five, but it’s unusual for pupils to be referred here before the age of eight, and most...
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Special Education Needs
Ochil Tower is an independent, day and residential, Rudolf Steiner School practising 'curative education'. The school provides for pupils from eight to 21 years who have moderate, severe and complex learning difficulties and may have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
| 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 |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
| 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 |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
Y |
| 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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