Dawn House School
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| Established | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Principal | Angela Child |
| Head of Education | Heather Benjamin |
| Location |
Helmsley Road Rainworth NG21 0DQ United Kingdom Coordinates: 53°07′N 1°08′W / 53.12°N 01.13°W |
| DfE URN | 122956 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 80 |
| Gender | mixed |
| Ages | 5–19 |
| Colours | Blue, Yellow |
| Website | Official Website |
Ican Centre with Dawn House School (commonly referred to as Dawn House) is a special school run by the charity I CAN, for children with speech and language difficulties. It is located at Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, just next to Sherwood Forest. It is a mixed school accommodating both residential and day pupils between the ages of four and nineteen.
History
The school opened in 1974 by the charity I Can as an alternative to mainstream schools for students who were struggling with communication disorders.
In 2006 the school expanded into further education by opening a further education department.
The current head teacher is Angela Child who transferred from Beech Hill School. She succeeded Anne Jordan on 21 October 2010 who had retired.[1]
Specialisms
The school is primarily for children with speech and language difficulties which it designated as. The school officially started to accept students with Asperger syndrome in 2010, however many students before had it. The school also takes students with challenging behaviour, social and communication disorders, Pathalogical demand avoidance and moderate learning disabilities.[2]
Many of the Students also have epilepsy which results in a high number of call outs to East Midlands Ambulance Service (12 in 2009-10 and 6 in 2010-11)[3][4]
School
The school opened in 1974 and has students from year 5 to year 11 with an average class size of 12 The school has a small swimming pool and hall and a medium sized playground. Dawn House is one of the few schools that have blocked access to Wikipedia and imposes strict punishments for students attempting to use the site.
The school suffers from poor exam results with the latest figures showing 0% of students achieving grades A*-C in both GCSE English and mathematics compared to the national average of 54% therefore giving it joint worst exam results for all schools in England.[5] this is despite an income of £26,082 per student compared to the national average of £5,411.[6] The school also saw a drop in exam scores of 27% with an Average points per pupil of 118 in 2010 compared to 162 in 2008 and 73% lower than the national average of 439.[7]
Further education
The further education department officially known as the Vodafone UK Foundation Study Centre opened on 29 March 2006 and has around 30 students. It runs from year 12 to year 14. Many of the students attend Vision West Nottinghamshire College and Portland College on a part-time basis. The department's specialist subject is the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness (COPE) despite the qualification losing its status from 2014.[8]
References
- ↑ "Notts special school welcomes new principal". This is Nottingham. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ↑ Autism Services Dawn House
- ↑ Dawn House Callouts
- ↑ "Dwan house Callouts". what do they know. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ↑ "GCSE and equivalent achievements of pupils at the end of Key Stage 4". Department for Education. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dawn House School". ISBI. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ↑ Department of Education Dawn House
- ↑ "Many vocational courses axed from league tables". BBC News. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2012.