Finding schools

[San75]

We are moving to London In August. My son has finished his 10th grade in India. I would like to know about the schools in Northwest London with SEN facility as my son is dyslexic. Please suggest the names of schools.

Private or state schools?

How old is 10th Grade? Can you give month and year of birth? It makes a big difference when they are 14/15/16 which academic year they are in as we have GCSEs at the end of y11 which is the academic year they turn 16 from 1st Sept-31st Aug.

You absolutely need to be clear whether you will/could be happy to pay fees (private school) or would want free (state) education.

If state you have to be resident before you can apply.

All state schools should be able to cope with a pupil with dyslexia. Though of course some will cope better than others. The most popular schools may well be full though.

Adithya is 16 years old. His DOB- 09-10-2002. We would like to look at private schools.

You’re looking for ‘6th Form’ then. Other people will know more but things to consider:

• A levels or IB?
• what subjects does he want to study? Some schools will be better at some subjects
• boarding or day?
• any extracurricular activities wanted?

Good luck!

And any half way decent private school should cope with dyslexia. My highly academically focused school managed in the 1990s!

Naming your child and giving their date of birth in a public forum might not be the best idea OP.

If you'd consider a boarding school, Seaford College in Sussex has a fantastic reputation for dyslexia support.

IB is good for those children who are academic high fliers and good at a wide variety of subjects - but may not be so good for a child who has dyslexia and finds subjects like languages harder. The advantage of A Levels is that he can pick three-four subjects with far fewer restrictions on the range of subjects he studies. Both are equally accepted for university admissions purposes.