Ysgol Maes Y Coed - Maes y Coed School, A GSG School
- Ysgol Maes Y Coed - Maes y Coed School,
Heol Hendre
Bryncoch
Neath
SA10 7TY - Head: Helen Glover
- T 01639 643648
- F 01639 814707
- E [email protected]
- W ysgol-maes-y-c…d.j2bloggy.com/
- A state special school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 19 with profound and severe learning difficulties; communication, behavioural or sensory difficulties; and health care requirements.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Neath Port Talbot
- Pupils: 120
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Check website for virtual tour
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Focus is on individual needs and personalised timetables, getting out and about in the community, boosting confidence, and getting ‘ready for life’. ‘My child has made so much progress since starting in the school; he is now verbal and although his language is still limited he can communicate much better,’ we were told by one mother. Music is big here and there’s a very successful choir – not only have they travelled to the Houses of Parliament to perform...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since 2009, Helen Glover. Previously deputy head at Ty Gwyn Special School, Cardiff for 10 years. Originally from South Wales, Helen decided to specialise early on in her education and took the special educational degree course at Caerleon College, Newport. After four years teaching in a mainstream primary school she went on to teach at special schools locally. Married with two sons, Helen also has a dog, Daisy, her ‘daughter’ and a bit of a star with pupils.
Parents told us, ‘The head teacher is very approachable and easy to talk to; she has an amazing rapport with the pupils.’ This we can most certainly vouch for, every single child we passed on our tour happily stopped for a chat. Other parents added, ‘She wants the best for all of her...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | Y |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | Y |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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