Brecon High School
- Brecon High School
Penlan
Brecon
Powys
LD3 9SR - T 01874 622361
- F 01874 624855
- E bhs@brecon-hs.powys.sch.uk
- W www.brecon-hs.…sch.uk/en/home/
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Powys
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Special Education Needs
Brecon High School is a mainstream comprehensive school. The school hosts a resource base for pupils with ASD in the south of Powys. In each year group there is a mainstream support class for pupils with a range of learning needs. It has a maximum number of 15 pupils and has LSA support allocated to it. The school has a full time Dyslexia specialist who works with pupils on a withdrawal basis. The school has recently upgraded its buildings with the installation of four lifts to improve access for disabled persons. The school also has a learning support class for pupils with moderate learning difficulties. The school has a number of LSAs who work with individual pupils and groups within mainstream lessons or if withdrawn to the learning support base.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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