An Independent Day and Boarding School for boys with additional needs.

Led by the Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo), Ms Lisa Moore, the Learning Support Department at Slindon College offers a wide range of individualised support for students with special educational needs.

Ms Moore (BSc (Hons), QTS, NASENCo), has more than 20 years experience working in SEN and mainstream schools supporting children in different roles. These include SENCo, Teacher in Charge of a Social Communication Special Support Centre, pastoral leader and teacher, supporting children with all abilities and from a range of backgrounds.

Ms Moore specialises in understanding the individual needs of the pupils and working in partnership with parents/carers and staff to ensure that teaching methods are adapted to each student’s learning strengths and needs. She firmly believes that every young person has the right to access an education that enables them to reach their full potential academically while building their self-esteem, confidence and enhancing their social and emotional well-being.

The team at Slindon College has the skills, experience and resources to provide each student with a holistic, neuro-affirming learning journey that celebrates their strengths and supports their individual learning needs.

Specific Learning Difficulties Slindon College supports

Slindon College supports a wide range of Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD) including:

Literacy difficulties such as Dyslexia
Numeracy difficulties such as Dyscalculia
Speech, Language and Communication Difficulties
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Dyspraxia

Pupils may be screened on entry to assess their specific difficulties and, where required, enter a Learning Support or Therapy programme of interventions.

A listing of the College's Learning Support Staff and Teachers can be found here.

Crested Accreditation

Private School with CReSTeD registered Learning Support Centre.

Slindon College is categorised as a Learning Support Centre (LSC) with CReSTeD (Council for the Registration of Schools Teaching Dyslexics) accreditation. CReSTeD, supported by the British Dyslexia Association, acknowledges schools for the quality and provision of support for dyslexic pupils. Our LSC status means we provide specialist tuition, on a small group or individual basis, according to need.

Local Authority

Slindon College is an approved provider for a number of local authorities including West Sussex, Hampshire, Brighton & Hove, Surrey and some London borough local authorities such as Croydon, Hackney and Slough.

Ministry of Defence Accreditation

Slindon College is registered on the Accredited Schools Database with the Ministry of Defence.

NASEN Membership

The National Association for Special Educational Needs (nasen) is a charitable membership organisation that exists to support and champion those working with, and for, children and young people with SEND and learning differences.

Independent Schools Association Award

Slindon College won the Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health and Wellbeing Award in the Independent Schools Association’s (ISA) 2024 Awards. The ISA set up their Awards to celebrate and recognise the breadth of quality of provision in independent education across the UK.

When announcing Slindon College as the winner of the ISA’s Excellence and Innovation in Mental Health and Wellbeing Award, the ISA judges commented: “Mental Health and Wellbeing is at the core of the school’s ethos. Slindon College have innovated with a new way of encouraging pupils to self-regulate and also self-calibrate their Learning Energy. This is an exciting scheme which deserves to enter the mainstream. Slindon College is at the forefront of excellence and innovation in promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing and is a sector leader.”

Carnegie Boarding School Mental Health Award - Silver

The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools exists to strengthen the mental health of the next generation by supporting schools to make a positive change at all levels of the education system, thereby improving outcomes and life chances. This initiative is focused on evidence-based solutions which address schools’, pupils and parents/carers needs; and brings together a professional community of school mental health experts; and leading innovation within the area. The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools is based within the Carnegie School of Education at Leeds Beckett University and is in partnership with Minds Ahead, a CIC.

Anti-Bullying Alliance Membership

The Anti-Bullying Alliance is a coalition of organisations and individuals that are united against bullying.

Contact Slindon College

Sitting in the beautiful county of West Sussex, Slindon is a peaceful village, located just four miles west of Arundel and six miles north-east of Chichester.

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