APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Interest in prospective student placements may
come from a variety of sources, e.g. Parents, Educational Psychologists,
Connexions Officers, Special Education Departments, Heads of Special
Schools, or Social Workers.
In the first instance, anyone interested normally telephones
Langdon College for a prospectus. If after looking through the
prospectus, it is felt that the College may be appropriate, a visit is
arranged, through the Office. Brief details are taken of the prospective
student.
Visits are arranged for a mutually convenient time. Further
details are taken of the prospective student. The parents, prospective
student and others in support are given an informal tour of the College
and residential accommodation, and an explanation of the day to day
student life is given. The visit may last for up to two hours. If all
parties believe that Langdon College may be appropriate for the student,
the parents/guardians are given an application form to complete and
return it to the College.
Click here to download an application form.
On receipt of the application form an evaluation is carried
out and if appropriate, the College and parents/guardian arrange an
assessment for the student. At Langdon this takes the form of a 'Two Day
Trial', allowing the student to experience all aspects of College life
between Tuesday afternoon and Thursday lunch time. This is an extremely
useful period for both the prospective student and the College to see if
the programme and the environment are appropriate.
On completion of the trial period, the College will forward
an assessment report to the student, parents, and sponsoring agency
which will state whether a provisional place will be offered, the level
of support needed, the use if required, of the Community Learning
Disabilities Services Team, and an outline of the Individual Learning
Plan. If a provisional place is offered, parents and student need to
decide whether Langdon College is their 'first choice' and notify the
College accordingly in writing.
The LEA or Careers Service (Connexions), on behalf of the
student and parents/guardian, apply to the YPLA for funding. Ideally,
the YPLA should receive applications by no later than May, for places
the following September. A place will be offered subject to
availability.
The following documentation is to be forwarded to the College before the Trial period:
• Most recent school report;
• Most recent Educational Psychologist's report (if available);
• Statement of Special Educational Needs;
• If the student is receiving specialist support, for
instance, dyslexia, speech therapy, dyspraxia or physiotherapy, then the
latest report is required.
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