Hi everyone
DD (6yo) attends a small independent mainstream school in NW3. We don't have a definitive diagnosis for her but she has focus issues, short working memory and auditory processing issues. She is well adjusted, friendly and social otherwise. She has lots of friends. The ed-psych we went to last year has recommended that she should be in mainstream education. She does have special needs but she is a bit of a borderline case. She has been thriving in the mainstream environment and she is making plenty of progress. Her reading is a lot better than her class average but she is having difficulties in numeracy and writing. As such, she requires quite a lot of 1 on 1 support in class. The school is annoying us - they just do not want pupils who have special needs - they just either cannot cope or do not want to accommodate her.
We are looking for a nice and nurturing school which has a SENCO that will be able to accommodate her needs. A school that will give her the right level of support but also stretch her to her potential. Any suggestions?
I heard about the Academy in Hampstead. What else is there? Also, because we are changing schools, (she is now Y1) it will have to be a school which will be able to take us in either at the beginning of the spring term or Autumn 2014.
Thanks in advance