Good secondary school for dyslexic children?

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Does anyone have any experience of a secondary school in Scotland that is good for dyslexic children? I’ve read about lots of negative experiences but I would really like to hear about some good schools. My daughter is severely dyslexic and is approaching the end of primary school which hasn’t been great for her and we would really appreciate any recommendations for secondary schools, anywhere in Scotland. Thanks

Any responses would be really appreciated. Does anyone have any positive experiences of there severely dyslexic child being supported well at secondary school?

I would really like to hear from anyone!

Are you able to pay for private? Belmont House in Newton Mearns had an amazing support for dyslexic pupils in the past. I'm not sure of the current position but it would be worth checking out if private is an option. They run buses from various areas so you wouldn't be tied to East Ren house prices. I believe that Hamilton College also caters for dyslexia, but again that would be dependent on your ability to fund private.

My nephews attended George Watsons who were excellent with their dyslexia and making adjustments for when they needed it etc.

Thank you for the replies, very helpful.

Does anyone have any positive experiences in state secondary school with dyslexic children?

Kilgraston (all girls, has had a rocky year, Perthshire) has a great Department for Academic Support and my daughter has been very well supported by them. We felt let down by the state system, and moved because we couldn't find a tutor to provide out of school support.

It doesn’t surprise me that no one has responded with a state option. With the current level of underfunding local authorities in Scotland, the State education system is absolutely on its knees. Dyslexia support is behind a billion other things in the queue for funding.

I’d recommend complaining over and over and over again. To the school, then the education department, then the body in charge of public services. If a school can ignore you they certainly will!

Thank you for all the replies.

@Parkrunprom I have and I will continue to do so. It’s all consuming.

I would really appreciate hearing about any positive experiences anyone has with state secondary schools and dyslexia.

All of Scotland is quite a large area and I'm sure in that there will be good and bad experiences in the state sector so you perhaps need to cast your net closer to home. Are you concerned about the dyslexia support in your catchment school? Is there another local school in your area that you've heard could do better? Could you supplement with tutoring?
Our DS is being assessed for dyslexia next month (privately) and has been working with a tutor for a year who has brought him on so much.
He's moving to the private sector this year but to be honest that's more around the lack of support in his primary school.

I had to fight to get DDs dyslexia diagnosis in state primary. Even though I'd been flagging it since P1 she wasn't diagnosed until mid P5. She then got good support in P6 and P7 that did help her catch up a bit (as her dyslexia was more severe than I'd even realized).
I'm afraid secondary was a different ballgame. Covid didn't help but support was very light. We ended up switching to private at S3. There was a support system in place but as @Parkrunprom said, those staff were also dealing with multiple other issues, including behavioural and social issues.
If we had had to stay in state then I would have been looking for a smaller school (if there are any) and hiring tutors for key subjects.