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Summer Fields A GSG School

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‘Mens sana in corpore sano’ runs school’s motto (‘healthy mind, healthy body’), so it’s no surprise that when these boys aren’t polishing up their general knowledge, they’re playing rugby, hockey, football, rackets of every description, swimming, cricket: ‘Whatever season we’re in, that’s his best,’ says one mum. Day families live locally and buy into the boarding school rhythm: even on a Saturday, ‘I’ll often not get them home until the early evening,’ says one such parent. From year 4, boys collect their clean laundry and change their sheets: ‘Better to learn at prep school, boys!’, lodge parents remind them, mindful that…

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What the school says...

Maclaren Scholarships worth up to 100% of fees are available to boys starting in Years 6 or 7 whose families could not otherwise afford the fees. For more information, please contact the Registrar on 01865 459204.

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Headmaster

Since 2010, David Faber, MA Oxon; first school post but as an Old Summerfieldian, former parent and governor, he already knew the ropes. First time around, Mr Faber went from here to Eton, Oxford (Balliol) and into the Conservative party (the same route as grandfather Harold Macmillan PM); served as an MP from 1992 until 2001. Principal hobbies are cricket (practically a prerequisite here), golf, real tennis, Chelsea Football Club. A governor at Harrow. About to become a trustee of the MCC. Loves history so much (world wars, in particular) that he’s written two books on it.

Parents think he’s brilliant for a host of reasons: ‘champions the boys’; ‘swoon-worthy’; ‘professional, but not slick’; ‘very visible, very available’. He’s ‘the guru’, we hear, when it comes to senior schools: ‘makes a...

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Special Education Needs

Boys are given one to one help with a trained SEN teacher. Nov 09.

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
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)
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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