Slindon College A GSG School
- Slindon College
Slindon
Arundel
West Sussex
BN18 0RH - Head: Mrs Sotiria Vlahodimou
- T 01243 814320
- F 01243 814702
- E registrar@slindoncollege.co.uk
- W www.slindoncollege.co.uk/
- Slindon College is a specialist school for boys aged 8-18 with dyslexia, dyspraxia, speech and language difficulties and autism spectrum difficulties.
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- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: West Sussex
- Pupils: 105; sixth formers: 20
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £16,515 - £32,280 pa
- Open days: September 28th 2024 and 1st March 2025.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Boys have built two racing cars in the motor mechanics studio which race in the annual Greenpower event at Goodwood and they have been winners of the Spirit of Greenpower in the past. Horticultural and farm centre where pupils join in grow and sow sessions, garden design and other land based studies. Animals are an expanding venture, living on site are donkeys, alpacas, ducks and chickens...
What the school says...
Slindon College is an independent day and boarding school for boys aged 8 - 18, set in the historic Slindon House, located in the South Downs National Park. The College provides outstanding transformative education and pastoral care for pupils who will thrive in a specialist learning environment more suited to Specific Learning Difficulties, Developmental Language Disorders and associated conditions. Our social and intelligent pupils have had setbacks in mainstream settings and the College offers a well-developed pathway for their future success. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2022, Sotiria Vlahodimou BSc MSc PGDi PGCE NaSENco NPQH. Following a degree in medical microbiology at the University of Surrey, and a career in paediatric vaccines, she was motivated to enter teaching by her own dispiriting experiences of education - she was told she was not academic enough, just good at languages! She took her teaching certificate at the university of Chichester and started at a special school in West Sussex, becoming SENCo.
In 2016, she joined Slindon College, first as assistant then full SENCo, taking a dyslexia teaching qualification and NPQH on the way. Honoured to be the first female head of the all-boys school, she has her students' confidence and happiness high on her to-do list.
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Special Education Needs
We are a centre of excellence for moderate but complex learning difficulties including, but not limited to, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Asperger's Syndrome (mild) and others that may overlap. Slindon is also a haven for less able or vulnerable pupils who will not thrive in large classes. We have a warm and friendly atmosphere. The school adopts a holistic approach to learning support. Small classes with experienced teachers and a large team of classroom assistants are further supported by ICT, a dyslexia unit, dietary measures, Bowen therapy and medication. Special needs planning is present at every level. Individual education planning goes beyond the classroom and is truly unique. Every pupil is fully included, enabled, valued and encouraged.
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
Y |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Dorset House School | 2024 | 1 |
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