Dawn House School
Dawn House School is a specialist school for children and young people aged 5-19 years with a severe or complex communication difficulty or Asperger’s Syndrome.
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Contact Details
- Telephone
- 01623 795361 01623 795361
- enquiries@dawnhouse-ican.notts.sch.uk
- Website
- Dawn House School
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Where to go
- Name
- Dawn House School
- Address
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Helmsley Road
Rainworth
Nottinghamshire
- Postcode
- NG21 0DQ
- View on a map
- Notes
Dawn House School is situated on Helmsley Road on the western edge of Rainworth. Helmsley Road is the second turning on the left after Ransom Wood Business Park coming from Mansfield on the A617 or the first turn right after the car sales and van hire garage as you leave Rainworth traveling towards Mansfield. There is a bus shelter on the corner of Helmsley Road. After passing over the bridge continue past Heathlands School to the end of Helmsley Road. Dawn House School is the last building on the left hand side.
When entering the school grounds the visitors and disabled car park is in front of the school. Reception is on the right hand side as you face the school.
Time, Costs and Availability
Availability
- Age Ranges
- 5-19 years
- Referral Required?
- Referral required
- Referral Details
Pupils are admitted to Dawn House School following a multi-disciplinary assessment at the school and acceptance by the Local Authority of any placement offered and responsibility for the termly fees. Places at Dawn House School are largely funded via local authorities, but payment by other parties (e.g. parents, corporates) can be considered. Funded placements will require approval by the Local Authority. You are advised to contact the Education, Health and Care Plan Co-ordinator who has been involved with your child, in the first instance, if you wish to consider a placement at an independent/non-maintained special school.
Additional Local Offer Information
Local Offer
- Description
Part of I CAN; the children’s communication charity; Dawn House School is an outstanding day and residential specialist school for pupils aged between 5 and 19 years, who have severe and complex speech, language and communication difficulties with associated learning and/or behavioural difficulties.
Our vision is to be an outstanding school providing a collaborative, child centred and innovative experience that enables our children to achieve ambitious goals and have endless opportunities. Communication is a fundamental life skill and good communication is key to ensuring children get the best start in life. Supporting speech and language development is at the heart of everything we do at Dawn House School. We give a voice to those that do not always have the words.
We are committed to integrating outstanding education and in-house therapy for all pupils in a highly specialist environment where their speech, language and communication needs do not prevent them from learning. We work hard to ensure that children receive an appropriate curriculum, are happy and engaged, and partake in a range of experiences. All of which is made possible by our hardworking and dedicated staff who work in partnership with parents to meet our children’s holistic needs.
Our 'entry to exit' curriculum ensures that throughout their school career, children are preparing for life beyond our school gates and are supported to develop strategies that help them to overcome the barriers to their learning. We ensure that each of our pupils emerge as self-confident, independent individuals, able to manage their own learning and behaviour and equipped with the competencies, skills and strategies to take the next steps into further or higher education and the world of work.
Please visit the Dawn House website for full details of what the school has to offer.
Schools Extended Local Offer Response
1. What kinds of special educational needs does the school/setting make provision for?
This is a non-maintained residential special school for children aged 5-19 years.
Pupils are referred to the school because they have severe speech and language and communication difficulties or Asperger’s Syndrome which are currently preventing them from realising their full potential intellectually, academically and socially.
We are able to cater for a number of other difficulties which are commonly associated with communication difficulties. These include: learning difficulties, behavioural difficulties, problems with attention and memory, motor dyspraxia, sensory difficulties, autistic spectrum difficulties, emotional problems, difficulties with friendships and social relationships, poor self image and low self-esteem. However, the primary disability of pupils at Dawn House School is their communication difficulty or Asperger’s Syndrome.
This means they may have difficulties and experience problems in the following areas:
- Articulation problems
- Phonological problems
- Syntactic problems
- Semantic problems
- Pragmatic problems
- Literacy problems
- Social Communication Difficulties
These difficulties may affect a pupil’s ability to comprehend the language that they hear and / or to express what they want to say. They may also lead to difficulties in forming and maintaining friendships and /or difficulties in conforming to expectations of behaviour.