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  • Avocet House
    The Old Vicarage
    School Lane
    Heckingham
    Norfolk
    NR14 6QP
  • Head: Ms Frances Fairbairn-Harvey
  • T 01508 549320
  • F 01508 549164
  • E [email protected]
  • W www.specialist…ls/avocet-house
  • A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 8 to 18. Type of SEN provision: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty.
  • Boarding: Yes
  • Local authority: Norfolk
  • Pupils: 6
  • Religion: None
  • Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report

What the school says...

The school opened spring 2005 to cater for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. The school is approved for up to 8 boy boarders.

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Who goes where

Special Education Needs

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
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
Has SEN unit or class
HI - Hearing Impairment
Hospital School
Mental health
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Natspec Specialist Colleges
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special facilities for Visually Impaired
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Y
VI - Visual Impairment

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