My daughter has been a full boarder in Year 9 at Bredon since September 2014. She is not dyslexic or dyspraxic, but has a specific learning difficulty which means she struggles to understand inferred language which, to date, has really hindered her academic progress. Her previous school had no experience or understanding of her difficulty and had no real interest in trying to help her overcome it. I was told that she would struggle enormously to get any GCSEs.
Then I found Bredon by doing a Google search. Immediately, the learning support department knew exactly what my daughter’s difficulty was, had a raft of experience of it and an understanding of its traits. The Speech and Language department is a unique resource to have in a school and they have worked closely with my daughter and the academic teaching staff to support her. The improvement over the academic year has been quite extraordinary.
My daughter is very happy at Bredon. She loves boarding. There are a great many activities on offer for the boarders and every weekend they go out to the various large towns in the vicinity. This is giving my daughter valid and much needed life skills, as well as fun.
The girls’ boarding department isn’t swish, but it is cosy and nurturing. All the girls become friends, regardless of age. My daughter has boarding friends in Year 6 through to the Sixth Form and they tend to seek each other out during the school day, at lunchtimes etc. They really are all like sisters.
I can’t recommend the school highly enough. Look past the ever so slightly imperfect facilities and see the more important things beyond.
Next year, my daughter starts her GCSE courses. She is taking 8 GCSEs and has every chance of passing all of them. A hugely different scenario from her previous school.
My daughter’s potential has been unlocked at Bredon – I can’t wait to see how she will turn out at the end of her education there!
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veggiegrower123 · 13/05/2015 11:37
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