Wemms Education Centre A GSG School
- Wemms Education Centre
WEMMS EDUCATION CENTRE
Woodstock House, Woodstock Lane North
Long Ditton
Surrey
KT6 5HN - Head: Joy Wemms
- T 01372276499
- E [email protected]
- W wemms.co.uk/
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 10 to 20. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; Aspergers; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders; Dyscalculia; Dysgraphia; Dyslexia; Dyspraxia; Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory; Mental health; Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 102 (65 boys/ girls 37); sixth formers: 13
- Religion: None
- Fees: circa £50 000
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A school that's not just special but unique. Among the ingredients, ‘tough love that switches into a big bowl of chocolate with marshmallows and cream,’ and excellent resources. The school, says one parent, ‘hits every button’. Officially a special school, though pupils are ‘100 per cent normal and 100 per cent fantastic – but face challenges’. Two wings (left and right Twix – look closely and you can see the resemblance to well-known confectionery bar, apparently) lead off conservatory-cum-dining room where…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Principal
Since the start, Joy Wemms. Comes from a local family driven by uncompromising work ethic and principles – standing up for the underdog, among them.
Dyslexic (undiagnosed by her teachers), her confidence was efficiently whittled away by her school, giving her first-hand knowledge of being an outlier. ‘You had to be in the top two per cent to get a place and they spent the whole time I was there telling me I was an idiot,’ she says. (Has the Mensa membership certificate to confirm impressive level of braininess).
A degree in natural sciences and primary education degree from Froebel Institute (also has a maths degree from the Open University) was followed by a succession of teaching posts, spanning maths, ICT and science in challenging state...
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Special Education Needs
| 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) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | Y |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| 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 | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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