Dyslexia Oxfordshire

[BrandiKG]

Hi! Moving to U.K. from the USA in January and will be living in Oxford. My oldest DD has dyslexia (moderate) and has been in a private school for dyslexia here. We would like to move her into a mainstream school for secondary. Really confused about support offered as in the states it is ver straightforward once you have a dx, you get an IEP and he accommodations listed in your email psyched report and ALT therapy, doesn’t seem so standard in the UK...could anyone recommend a good state or private school? She is very artsy and creative and overall a good student just a bit slower than perhaps than a normal pupil but has high IQ. The other issue is that she has a birthdate of 8/24/2009 and we chose to start her late so she would still be in year 6but everyone I contact wants to-lace her in secondary. We have two younger dds who will attend state primary school. Thanks for any advice.

If you have the money, look into the unicorn school. It really depends how moderate her dyslexia is, what council you end up in and what the local schools can offer her. If you're coming from a private dyslexia school in the states, you will be very disappointed with the state offer for dyslexia here.

Unicorn in Abingdon, or Wychwood School in Oxford. These are both private.

State schools will depend on where you live.

Also consider Kingham Hill. They are both good with dyslexics and also you can do the US high school diploma there

What about Rye St Antony, I have had two dyslexic daughters there. Well supported and high academic achievers in the end.

My dd is dyslexic. At state school you need an assessment by the educational psychology department or privately, she then had a list of adaptations agreed by her school (you don't even need the diagnosis for the adaptations usually as they don't require specific funding usually) dd got extra time in exams and one pull out lesson a week plus they kept an eye on her progress, by 14 it clicked and she did well in GCSEs and excellent in a levels but was quite behind in year 7. The school will have a senco teacher who can explain what they offer, won't be a full programme unless she's very severe, but mainstream worked for my dd

Oh yes, Rye is worth looking at too.

Which state school would you get? They vary massively inn their provision.