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Good SEN schools in Wiltshire

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LindyanneE · 25/01/2013 08:50

We are planning to move back to the UK in June from Melbourne, Australia, and we are looking into schools for our two dyslexic sons who will be 14 and 11yrs by Sept. and our 5yo just starting school.
I would love to hear from anyone with good experiences with SEN at the schools cos this will be our eldest son's 5th school and I really want to get it right. We will buy a house, pref. rural to be close to the best school.
Like many dyslexics he is intelligent, verbally coherent, creative and gifted in music and the visual arts.
We work from home so just need a big house!

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goinggetstough · 25/01/2013 14:58

Just tried to find previous thread on Appleford but I remember there were mixed reviews of the school. I have 2 friends that took their DSs away from the school in the last 2 years. They felt that they hadn't helped their reading etc and that their confidence etc had suffered.
Other specialist schools is the area and around Wiltshire:
www.shapwickschool.com/
www.priorygroup.com/Locations/South-West/Mark-College.aspx

Schools with specialist dyslexic units/teaching:
Millfield prep and senior school www.millfieldprep.com/index.htm
www.millfieldschool.com/index.htm
The music and art are excellent at both the prep and the senior schools. They are schools that are known for sport but due to their size are very good at a number of different things. The senior school is 1200 pupils but the classes range from 6 to 12/15 pupils.

castlesintheair · 25/01/2013 13:45

I know nothing about this specialist dyslexic school or whether it will suit your DC's needs but I grew up in this village and it is an idyllic part of the world.