What sort of school for very bright, dyslexic child??

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DS (aged 7) is on the 99th percentile for IQ, but can't get half of what is in his head down onto paper, although he has been assessed as only mildly dyslexic. He is at a very academic mainstream school with not much support, and with few facilities, and seems to be getting frustrated to me.

I have looked round a very nurturing school about 20 miles away where he would be sure of good learning support; I really am sure of this - they aren't just talking the talk. Also, he would have a wealth of other things to do and perhaps excel at, and I'm sure his self esteem would be boosted. I'm really attracted to it. However, this is not a school that pretends to academic excellence. I'm worried that he would get bored.

I should be grateful for people's views.

Tricky but self esteem and happiness at age 7 is pretty crucial

And smart kids at that age soak stuff up from all sorts of sources like museum visits and documentaries.

If your current school is mainstream maintained primary then they ought to be able to help eg with a scribe to write for him, touch typing (my dyslexic ds learned at 8 - hated the boredom but it was worth the price of all the incentives).

You will so need these recording techniques in the not-too-distant future for secondary I would look to get them in place wherever you go.

Good Luck

What about Abingdon house school

Try Bruern Abbey. They stream the children into ability so the clever children don't get bored. My son is also on 99th percentile but with severe dyslexia and he doing brilliantly both socially and academically. He has got into a very good mainstream school as have most of his friends.

If you went for the less academic one, could you afford some out of school tuition? There are more and more tutor schools popping up, and lots doing skype sessions from home.

You might not need it if the SEN-friendly school are good - mixed ability teaching is a welcome challenge to good staff (my mate who is a teacher in a mixed ability class told me, so totally unbiassed)