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Can anybody recommend a school that has a dyslexia unit in the West Midlands. My son has sever dyslexia and is 10.

Any advise appreciated.

Do you mean in the maintained sector?

Depending which are you are in.... in Birmingham Secondary schools with Special Resource Bases (ie units) are:

Bartley Green (Speech and Language)
Dame Elizabeth Cadbury (MLD and Communication difficulties)
Ninestiles (Speech and Language and MLD)

Unless you are looking for a primary school? in which case let me know more accurately which area you're in.
HTH

Thank you. Do you know of any independent schools at all? His difficulties are 'severe', I'm don't think that provision for mild learning difficulties would be sufficient.
You're advise appreciated.

Have you looked on the CReSTeD website? There is a school in Lichfield called Maple Hayes that is a school for dyslexics, but it is not on the CReSTeD site. Could you consider a boarding school further afield?

Hi The New Elizabethan School in Hartlebury, Worcestershire is a great school, we live in Birmingham and do the journey, our son has settled really well.

with regards to the new elizabethan school is your son still making progress we are seriously looking into sending our son there but i am intrested in parents comments.

Hi I am a dyslexic specialist and would be more than happy to give you any advice you need for child.

I have written an article on our assessment centres website that might help:

www.thefamilypsychologist.co.uk/content/spotting-signs-dyslexia-children-what-do-next

Please don't hesitate to PM me if you need anything we are also based in the Midlands and have relationships with a lot of the schools specialist support teachers if you need any particular advice on the surrounding schools.

J

Maple Hayes in lichfield. Children are bussed in from all over.