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Having worked since 1987 in the field of specific learning difficulty as a teacher and as a Head, I have experienced the effects this type of difficulty has on the individual child, their education and self-esteem and the way this impacts on the family as a whole. Unable to read and write as their peers and an inability to organise work and belongings ensures that the curriculum is inaccessible without additional input. The damage to a pupil’s self confidence is devastating and most children have little desire to go to, or to enjoy school; they have a sense of failure. Many of the children that are assessed have low self-esteem and have received little or inappropriate support for their difficulties in the past. Once at Abingdon House School the change in the pupil’s self-esteem is marked and almost immediate. As they achieve, (often for the first time), a belief in their own abilities develops and fuels further successes. After two or three years at Abingdon House School most pupils are ready to return to mainstream education. As Head of Abingdon House School, I very much look forward to meeting you and working with you to ensure the success of your child. We see this venture as a real partnership between school and parents, and therefore welcome a close relationship throughout your child’s time here. |
Welcome to Abingdon House School; a very special school where the needs and unique talents of each child will be paramount. At Abingdon House we aim to foster the strengths of the children and encourage the personal qualities of self-belief and confidence that are so important in the learning process.