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The Croft Preparatory School A GSG School

What says..

Headmaster greets us with an open smile and the sort of enthusiastic handshake you might expect from a six foot four, ex professional rugby player. ‘It’s about challenging every child to become the best version of themselves,’ he says of his school. Science provision is superb. Parents rate drama as ‘outstanding’. Strong, inclusive sports programme. Accredited Forest School with dens, nature walks, bug area and characterful covered classroom. School’s core values (friendship and trust, respect, growth mindset, resilience, creativity and excellence) are its foundation, literally worn by pupils as a head shaped badge of honour... 

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What the school says...

The Croft is a lively, creative place to be, with impressive facilities and an excellent record of academic success at 11 years. It has a reputation for sound educational values and integrity, as well as a delightful, slightly quirky ethos and characterful atmosphere. A rich curriculum, in which art, music, sport, foreign languages, dance and drama feature, is highly valued. There is a feeling of fun and purpose which resonates throughout the School, and the sound of children singing enhances the lives of everyone who works in this happy, family school. ...Read more

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Headmaster

Since 2012, Marcus Cook (40s). Grew up in Sussex near Ashdown Forest (inspiration for A A Milne’s hundred acre wood). A talented rugby player, he studied sports science at Bedford College where he met his wife, Gemma. Unsure where burgeoning rugby career would lead, his mother, an early years teacher, ‘wonderful with children,’ suggested placement at a primary school. Realising he was destined to teach, he headed to Loughborough for a PGCE. First post was in Market Harborough at an upper school while at the same time playing fullback at the highest level for Bedford Blues – sounds exhausting. A contract to play for Dijon then Lyon drew him across the Channel, but the recently professionalised game lacked structure and he returned to the midlands to teach at Emscote Lawn then Arden Lawn. Here...

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Special Education Needs

None

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
Y
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
Y
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
Y

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