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Flexibility is one of Collingham’s USPs and students have many options beyond the entirely conventional. A consistently positive atmosphere, lots of collaboration, gentle support for those who need it and plenty of challenge for others. There are lots of cultures, creeds and ethnicities; inclusivity is in-built and diversity is celebrated. ‘Totally non-judgemental,’ we were told. This is not a school to consider if you want an extensive extracurricular offering but…

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Principal

Since 2023, James Allder. Read geography at King’s College, London. After a brief stint in the city and an LPC at the College of Law, realisation dawned: he needed to change tack. Joining Collingham as a geography teacher, he worked his way through the ranks (while also completing an MA in educational management back at King’s) and was deputy for ten years before becoming head. Parents praise him as being an ‘extraordinarily responsive and incredible human’ who ‘understands kids’. We were told, ‘He is just a very special man… and he is not at all pretentious.’ That had been our first impression when we met: mild-mannered, relaxed, with a ready smile and an evident passion for his work.

Head commutes daily from the south coast (a ‘productive time’ in terms of...

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Special Education Needs

We can give effective learning support to those with mild learning difficulties, such as dyslexia. 10-09

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Aspergers
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
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
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special facilities for Visually Impaired
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
VI - Visual Impairment

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