Inwoods Small School A GSG School
- Inwoods Small School
Brockwood Park
Bramdean
Hampshire
SO24 0LQ - Head: Antonio Autor
- T 01962 771 065
- E [email protected]
- W www.inwoods.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 12.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 47
- Religion: None
- Fees: £6,510 - £7,350 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Brockwood Park School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Interiors are calm: this is not a school where the value of work is illustrated by packing walls with its colourful products. The school shares the process of learning more than the end product. A child has mastered a concept if they are able to teach it to another, and this is much encouraged. One might be teaching another to make a kite, another how to multiply using the chequerboard. At Inwoods they are uneasy about ambition: often success comes at the expense of others...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since January 2021, Antonio Autor (who is also principal of Brockwood Park School). BA from Bilbao School of Business Studies. Played professional football from 1976 to 1985 in Spain and then studied English in the UK. Joined Brockwood Park School in 1987, teaching business studies and sports, and managing the grounds. Having trained in horticulture, he became head gardener and later took on the post of senior tutor for pastoral care, also teaching A level business studies for several years. He then spent six years working as the administrator of The Krishnamurti Centre before returning to the school in 2015 as co-principal.
Entrance
Non selective. Taster days, as many as needed.
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Special Education Needs
At Inwoods, special needs provision is an integral part of our program. We use Montessori materials and the Davis Learning Strategies and Davis Gift of Dyslexia Program with all ages. Our emergent curriculum caters to the individual needs and strengths of each child. Our community focus helps build connection, sense of purpose and contribution. The beautiful setting and regular contact with nature meet the deeper needs of many unsettled children. We don't require educational psychological assessments for every child to get extra help, though some families choose to get them, or we will recommend them in certain cases. Therefore, we cater for many special needs with and without label, including dyscalcula, dyslexia, attention and sensory issues, etc. There is a part-time counsellor and an occupational therapist in our team. There are many cases in which we will recommend outside input, which requires family funding. We carefully look at how the needs of each individual are being met, and their effect on the rest of the student body. Most often, differing needs in a school is constructive, but sometimes particular behaviour is harmful to others or the learning environment, and we work hard to mitigate these issues. If the situation isn't working for all involved, we will communicate and suggest changes or leaving Inwoods. All education at Inwoods requires a close relationship with school and home, but with special needs even more so. Clear, open communication is a must to properly support each child's development.
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
Aspergers | |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | Y |
Dysgraphia | |
Dyslexia | Y |
Dyspraxia | Y |
English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
Genetic | |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
Has SEN unit or class | |
HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
Hospital School | |
Mental health | Y |
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
PD - Physical Disability | Y |
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 | Y |
VI - Visual Impairment |
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