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Carrdus School A GSG School

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Carrdus School announced in November 2024 that 'unless a commercial solution can be found' it would close at the end of the spring term 2025.

Learning objectives displayed clearly so that children understand direction of travel. Teachers kind: ‘Some people have been practising, and will be able to do this easily,’ one told year 6 as they revised their times-tables, and, later, ‘Have you changed your mind? That’s OK!’  when someone realised they’d made a boo-boo. Tailoring is a real strength: parents appreciate individualised homework; preparation for entrance exams depends on what specific children need; even in reception, the pace of phonics can be adapted to the cohort. SENCO is exceptional and learning support a source of great pride. Caters for specific learning difficulties, ADHD, dyslexia, as you’d expect, though we felt that the school would try and accommodate different

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What the school says...

Carrdus School, owned by Tudor Hall, is situated in beautiful surroundings on the Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire borders, close to Banbury. Children make excellent progress academically and thus results are very high, with scholarships to a range of leading schools. Outdoor Learning forms a big part of school life alongside Art, Music and Drama and Sport is taken seriously, with teams competing to a high standard. There is a big focus on the individual and every child follows his or her own 'Carrdus Pathway' - a school based program focusing on personal development and key life skills. ...Read more

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since 2023, Mrs Samantha Bagshaw; grew up in Eastbourne and read political sciences at the University of Birmingham before five years in London primary schools and a 12-year stint in Dubai and Shanghai. Now back in the UK with her young family, not a million miles from Stowe, where she did her A levels.

Hands-on, practical, quickly likeable; in her previous job, ‘I could go a day or two without any connection with pupils,’ but here she’s in the thick of it (not least because her own children are pupils). Predecessor - interim head for two terms - is now deputy and they make for a fresh and ambitious team. Previous head’s departure in December 2022 shook this small community, but they’ve spotted an opportunity to give the school a boost....

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Special Education Needs

SEN to us covers both ends of the spectrum: from gifted-and-talented to pupils with quite a level of learning difficulties. Our provision aims to meet needs as fully as possible; which will be some one-to-one work with ALL children in school, and individual or small-group work with a number of them. Three teachers work in this way, one each for English, Maths and Science. A further two teachers give general support or extension work. This additional tuition, given at our discretion, is a "value-added" part of our normal school curriculum, usually much enjoyed by the children concerned. Nov 09.

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)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment

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