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, including Autism, aged 2-11. We have an additional specialist Early Years provision known as Sunningdale Early Years Centre. This is based on our second site in Ryhope, Sunderland. We are really proud to work closely with a range of partners locally, regionally and nationally including the Northern Lights Learning Trust, Evidence for Learning and the Department for Education
We are proud to be a serially Outstanding special school and aim to be actively inclusive with our stakeholders. We 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.
SENhub was established to enhance the educational experiences of children with special educational needs by providing evidence-based programmes of training and support for teachers, leaders, parents, carers and other professionals engaged in the specialist education sector.
We created SENhub to provide training and advice on enhancing the education of children with special educational needs. This support extends to teachers, parents, and carers of children in both mainstream and special schools.
SENhub also offers a unique Initial Teacher Training course for those specialising in special education settings. Visit the SENhub here.
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