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Wetherby School A GSG School

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‘Second-to-none early education,’ we heard, with a fast pace that delivers an exceptional level of preparation and knowledge with very high cognitive ability scores even by year 1. ‘There’s some secret sauce there: the boys just love it,’ enthused one happy parent. A spirit of independent enquiry starts young, with weekly ‘Wetherby warriors’ assemblies on pioneers using the ‘Little people, big dreams’ series and gloriously inventive extracurricular activities…

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Headmaster

Since September 2023, Paul David, previously head of Dulwich Prep Cranbrook. Brought up in Cornwall, then studied maths and PE at the University of Exeter. He started his teaching career at secondary school level and was housemaster of City of London Freemen’s. He was deputy head of Colet Court (now St Paul’s Juniors), where he taught maths in both the prep and senior school. He then became head of Eaton Square School for eight years. He was ‘blown away’ by the atmosphere at Wetherby when he arrived, describing it as ‘a happy, fun place where boys love learning – the progress they make is phenomenal’, moving at pace from day one. He is warm and thoughtful, and parents feel their sons are in safe hands with him; ‘he knew all the boys’ names...

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Special Education Needs

Wetherby has a strong team of specialist teachers who work alongside the class teachers and are able to provide 1:1 support for children with difficulties in literacy and maths. All staff at Wetherby are conversant with different learning styles and the learning support provided is a particular strength of a school with high academic standards.

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
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

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