Specialist Support for your child at Hamilton Lodge School and College
We are proud of the specialist support available to your child across our school, college, and residential services. This is led by our Qualified SENDCo Dan Reeves who is a member of our Senior Leadership Team. Dan can be contacted by telephone 01273 682 362 or by email Daniel.Reeves@hamiltonlsc.co.uk.
Our team of clinicians and specialist teachers work together to support pupils throughout every aspect of school and residential life. Whether in the classroom, at play, during educational visits, or within our residential setting, specialist expertise is embedded into daily experiences to help pupils access learning, achieve well and flourish.
Alongside this integrated approach, clinicians can provide targeted one-to-one and small-group support to address individual, additional needs. Through our specialist support offer, we aim to promote wellbeing, strengthen communication and independence, remove barriers to learning, and ensure that every pupil can achieve success and enjoy positive experiences in their education and care every day
Our specialist provision includes:
- Speech and Language Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Signed Therapeutic Support for Wellbeing
- Experienced and Qualified Teachers of the Deaf
- A high-quality, Ayres Sensory Integration® approved sensory integration suite
Working in Partnership
We work closely with a range of highly skilled external professionals and organisations who enhance and complement our specialist provision. These partnerships ensure our pupils and families benefit from the very best expertise and support available.
Our partners include:
- Deaf Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
- Specialist Hearing Aid and Cochlear Implant Centres
- Transition professionals who support pupils and families when joining and leaving our provision
- Researchers and specialist advisers from the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS), University College London (UCL), and the University of Roehampton
Together, our integrated approach to education, care and therapy ensures that every pupil receives the support they need to communicate effectively, flourish socially and emotionally, achieve academically, and prepare successfully for adulthood.