Blossom House School Euston A GSG School
- Blossom House School Euston
Aldenham Street
London
NW1 1PS - Head: Mrs Joanna (Joey) Burgess
- T 02073833834
- E [email protected]
- W www.blossomchr…herplace.co.uk/
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Camden
- Pupils: 30
- Religion: Inter- / non- denominational
- Fees: £105 nursery morning; £43,350 - £50,250 pa
- Open days: Contact School
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘It’s more academic than I expected’, said a mother of an eight-year-old boy ‘but the learning is holistic – in geography he studied Malaysia, learned facts about the country, found images of the Petronus Towers and then went for a Malaysian lunch – it’s the best way for him to learn.’ Another, whose son moved from a mainstream primary with playing fields, says there he spent break-time trying to find a spot to himself, now the small, safe space is right for him and he interacts ...
What the school says...
Blossom LowerSchool is a specialist school for children with speech, language and communication difficulties. Although many of the children have some associated difficulties such as fine motor problems or poor organisational skills, all are within the broadly average range of cognitive ability. We provide an integrated programme of learning and therapies in a caring and highly supportive environment, so that each child has the opportunity to fulfil his or her potential. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2015, and the school's opening, Mrs Joanna (Joey) Burgess. Joey founded the original Blossom House in 1989 (now a much larger school in south London) where she is also principal.
Joey describes it as ‘one school on two sites’. The difficulties of running two schools at a distance from each other are not apparent – parents’ opinion of her is, ‘excellent’, ‘marvellous’, ‘How does she find the time? She is so committed and knows all the children’, ‘When I’ve needed to speak to her, she has always been responsive and helpful.’
Two of her daughters teach and she now has a grandchild with special needs. Speech and language therapy trained, she had started in catering but that sector’s loss has led to great gains in...
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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