Our vision for our pupils is encapsulated in the phrase, “Be More…”. We want every child to ‘be more’. That is, we want every child to be more in whatever way is important to them and their family.
Sunningdale School is Sunderland’s only specialist school for children with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties aged 2-11. We also have a very small non-statutory nursery provision for 2 and 3 year olds, known as Sunningdale Pre-school. We are also really proud to be one of Sunderland’s two Outstanding specialist schools.
We aim to be actively inclusive with our stakeholders and provide a range of workshops and training sessions through our training centre, the SENhub. Several of these are aimed at supporting parents, careers and families of children with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties.
James Waller- Headteacher
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We want every child to 'be more'. That is, we want every child to be more in whatever way is important to them and their family.
Frequently Asked Questions about our school.
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Frequently Asked Questions about our school.
We are specialist providers of education for children who have profound, multiple and complex learning needs. We enhance the educational experiences of children with special educational needs by providing evidence-based programmes of training and support for two groups: teachers and leaders, and parents and carers.
We created SENhub to provide training and advice on enhancing the education of children with special needs. This support extends to teachers, parents, and carers of children in both mainstream and special needs schools.
SENhub also offers a unique Initial Teacher Training course for those specialising in special education settings.
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