LVS Oxford A GSG School
- LVS Oxford
Spring Hill Road
Begbroke
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX5 1RX - Head: Mr Ian Peters
- T 01865 595170
- E [email protected]
- W www.lvs-oxford.org.uk
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 19. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
- Read about the best schools in Oxford and Oxfordshire
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Oxfordshire
- Pupils: 63; sixth formers: 3
- Religion: None
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Many pupils we spoke to mentioned the advantage of small class sizes. One girl talked of ‘being able to concentrate and not having groups of 30 to work round’. ‘Much more relaxed than a mainstream school,’ said a mum. If overwhelmed and in need of a movement break, children can choose to access the sensory garden or go for a walk round the grounds
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since 2021, Mr Ian Peters BEd NPQH. Flew over from Canada in 1999 to pursue a career in non-league football and joined Thame Utd, supplemented by part-time supply teaching including in special education. Enjoyed it so much that he stayed, got married and settled here. After working at Pebble Brook School, Aylesbury, developing the secondary level science curriculum, he moved over to mainstream for a spell, but was drawn back to special needs. ‘I really loved the SEN environment’, he says, ‘I appreciate the ability to build a meaningful relationship – the development of the person, not of the topic.’
Trained in BSL signing whilst working at Penn School for autism and hearing impairment before moving to Manor Green, Maidenhead, as assistant, then deputy, head. Experienced an interesting interlude on...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
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 | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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