Roaches School A GSG School
- Roaches School
Tunstall Road
Knypersley
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
ST8 7AB - Head: Deb Jackson
- T 01782 523479
- F 01782 511875
- E roachesschool@car…arallelparents.net
- W www.roachesschool.net
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 16. Type of SEN provision: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Staffordshire
- Pupils: 45
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Every class has 15 minutes a day of DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) where children listen to stories or read for themselves, everything from novels to tractor and Minecraft magazines. There's also 15 minutes of SUM (Stop Use Maths) which might cover games or matchstick geometry. Recently they enjoyed a match against a police team and also won a local schools tournament. One student is on a contract with Stoke City after being spotted by ...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2021, Ms Deb Jackson
Entrance
Children come from all over England. The process starts with a referral document which looks at risks, past history, why the child needs to move and behaviour, for example if the child is a fire starter. There will be a diagnosis, assessment and a chance for the child and family or social worker to visit and see if The Roaches will be a good fit for the child. The bottom line is: 'Can we work with this child?' The whole process can be completed within a few days, although they like longer, but sometimes the child is about to be taken from the family and so there will be an urgent need for care and education.
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Special Education Needs
Roaches is an independent school, part of Care Today, providing for pupils from seven to sixteen years who have social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school is on a split site with lower and upper schools and a vocational unit. Residential care for upto 52 weeks is provided.
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
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) |
|
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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