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‘They don’t care what you know until they know that you care’ is the mantra about teaching, with student happiness and pastoral care the beating heart of the school. Everything about this place - the policies, the teaching styles, the whole building dedicated to well-being – seems to be underpinned by a sense of community, caring and communicating and that goes right down to little touches. ‘Not a hothouse, but academic’ is the general consensus, with current head credited with ramping up results. Poor behaviour a minority interest, said students we talked to, mainly because...

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What the school says...

Visitors are always welcome to visit Reigate Grammar School. We hold regular open events and families are very welcome to come along to our our extensive programme of drama productions, concerts and talks or to meet with the Headmaster, Mr Shaun Fenton. Please contact us to arrange a visit. Reigate St. Mary's Preparatory and Choir School (ages 3-10) is the junior school to RGS. To arrange a visit to Reigate St Mary's please contact office@reigatestmarys.org ...Read more

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Headmaster

Since 2012, Shaun Fenton OBE MA PGCE MEd NPQH FCCT. Formerly head of Pate’s and founded and chaired National Grammar Schools Association; more recently became chair of Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (‘great for new opportunities for students’ eg recent lunch for politics students with Minister for Education, partnership work that has helped grow the school’s bursaries). Educated at Haberdashers’ Aske’s, then PPE at Oxford. Started and ditched City career for education, first in west London comprehensive until drawn by challenge of The Ridings School in Halifax, labelled worst in Britain in TV documentary. Exhilarated by challenge of working with one of the first superheads, who achieved rags to riches magic, forged in hotbed of innovation. ‘If something worked here, would work anywhere.’ Much in demand to repeat the process, quickly promoted to first deputy...

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Special Education Needs

Our Learning Support team has a breadth of knowledge, experience and understanding in a wide range of areas of need such as autism spectrum conditions, specific learning difficulties (e.g. dyslexia) and ADHD, as well as the personal skills to get to know each student as an individual. In addition to our onsite staff resources we also have access to visiting therapists for areas such as speech and language or occupational therapy and we work with a range of specialist assessors and educational psychologists to ensure students and parents can access the additional support and understanding for their child’s needs. We evaluate the needs of each child on an individual basis and offer bespoke learning programmes that address any specific learning needs or areas of difficulty, as well as boosting students’ self-esteem and building on their strengths. Provision includes in-class support to assist with class routines, learning needs and transition from primary school; small group work to build skills in touch typing, social interactions and communication or personal organisation and 1:1 sessions to focus on key learning strategies that can be taught, practised and applied in lessons. Having a dedicated building for Learning Support alongside our wellbeing colleagues ensures a calm, specialist environment for students. Within the building we have a suite of rooms with specific IT resources to support students’ learning. We also have the Snug – a lovely large, quiet room away from other learning areas where students can take time for themselves if things become too overwhelming during the school day. Working closely with the wellbeing, academic and pastoral teams we can ensure a well-rounded approach for each student. We love to watch the students develop into confident young people who understand their areas of difficulty and know how to use and develop strategies to allow them to make the most of their abilities.

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder Y
Aspergers Y
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders Y
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia Y
Dyscalculia Y
Dysgraphia Y
Dyslexia Y
Dyspraxia Y
English as an additional language (EAL) Y
Genetic
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory
Has SEN unit or class
HI - Hearing Impairment Y
Hospital School
Mental health Y
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Natspec Specialist Colleges
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability Y
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Y
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication Y
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Special facilities for Visually Impaired
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty Y
VI - Visual Impairment

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