Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre A GSG School
- Woodside Lodge Outdoor Learning Centre
One Ash
Loughborough Road
Quorn
Leicestershire
LE12 8UE - Head: Mr J Lakin
- T 01509 415474
- E info@woodside-group.co.uk
- W woodside-group.co.uk
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Leicestershire
- Pupils: 32
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
We conducted our interview with head prone on the sofa wearing shorts; charismatic and switched on with a finger in many pies. A hand’s on head who will turn his hand to anything. 'Jonny took my child to Twycross Zoo before they started as a getting to know you day, it really broke the ice.' A keen fisherman and often takes children to the lake at Vale Farm. ‘It’s amazing all the different subjects covered when catching a fish ...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2011 (and the school's inception), Jonny Lakin. Sports science degree from Loughborough. Started out as a footballer playing professionally for Leicester City Academy before injury put paid to his career. Went to university instead, and post-degree planned to take a year out fishing and playing golf. Bored within two weeks so ended up in a local primary helping a child with autism, part time. Was a football coach as well but ‘got hooked by the autism thing'.
He then moved to an autism school, Maplewell Hall, and worked on autism outreach and summer play schemes for children with ASD. Before long thought there were better ways to do it, and decided to create his own service combining sport and autism, Aspire Lifestyle. Worked with ASD children who were out of...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Special Education Needs
| 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 |
|
| 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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