Sheiling School A GSG School
- Sheiling School
Horton Road
Ashley
Ringwood
Hampshire
BH24 2EB - Head: Mr A Walters
- T 01425 477488
- F 01425 479536
- E [email protected]
- W www.thesheilin…ringwood.co.uk/
- A special independent school for pupils aged from 6 to 19 with severe, complex and moderate learning difficulties and disabilities
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- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Dorset
- Pupils: 35 (21 boys;14 girls)
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Open days: Contact school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Sheiling adapts teaching methods to suit likes, interests and needs. For example, one student loves swimming so they laminated the teaching resources, headed to the pool and taught him there. Students are able to retreat to the glorious grounds if they are finding the classroom difficult. Staff will accompany them and adapt teaching by using the surroundings. By engaging with hands-on activities like gardening, students start to have fun and gradually learn to take instructions. From there, it is possible to broaden their horizons and introduce new things. Most children here have previously been at other schools which have been unable to engage them, and the difference in approach is ...
What the school says...
The Sheiling School was founded in 1951 and is a Rudolf Steiner inspired school that embraces modern best practice whilst respecting and developing every student’s sense of self.
The school caters for children and students who have severe, moderate or complex learning difficulties. The school offer a range of day places, weekly and termly boarders (38weeks). The school aims to fill the gap where local and national special school facilities are not appropriate, and to provide a total environment in which children can be helped to reach their full potential. A heart, head and hands approach to teaching and supporting students with a special educational need. Specialised staff, teaching and curriculums enveloped in quality support, care and therapies to provide the very best outcomes for students. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of school
Since 2016, Andy Walters, previously deputy head in 2013/2014. After training at Portsmouth University, Walters taught science and maths in secondary schools before going on to work with children with autism in both care and teaching roles. ‘He is very supportive of parental involvement with learning and will take on board any recommendations,’ parents reported.
Principal since 2011 is Corine van Barneveld, previously head of care at the school after starting as a volunteer 25 years ago and working her way through roles. ‘The principal is very approachable and very well informed,’ parents told us.
Entrance
Pupils can join at any age but the majority join around the age of 9 onwards, having first tried schooling elsewhere which hasn’t worked out.
Parent visits are followed by a visit with...
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Special Education Needs
The Sheiling School was founded in 1951 and is a Camphill Rudolf Steiner School offering an adapted Waldorf Curriculum together with individual therapies. The school caters for children and students who have severe and moderate learning difficulties, including Down's syndrome, Autism, Fragile X, Williams syndrome, Microcephaly and others. Mainly residential (38 weeks), we also offer weekly boarding and day places. The school aims to fill the gap where local and national special school facilities are not appropriate, and to provide a total environment in which children can be helped to reach their full potential. The children and students live in extended family households with houseparents and co-workers (carers). Currently, places are purchased by 26 funding authorities throughout England and Wales.
Condition | Provision for in school |
---|---|
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
Aspergers | Y |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
Dyscalculia | Y |
Dysgraphia | Y |
Dyslexia | Y |
Dyspraxia | Y |
English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
Genetic | Y |
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
Has SEN unit or class | Y |
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 | Y |
PD - Physical Disability | Y |
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | Y |
Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
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