Life at Meath
Play
Play is actively developed to encourage social interaction skills via playtimes, after school clubs and residential activities. Learning through play is a successful teaching style in some classrooms.
Keeping Safe
Meath School is committed to providing a safe and secure environment. The school has also achieved the “Healthy Schools Award”.
The Meath Community
Our pupils, our staff, our consultants, our parents and carers—together we all make up the Meath Community.
After school care
For pupils participating in the residential programme at Meath School, we are committed to providing a safe, nurturing environment that allows them to thrive. That’s why Ofsted has regularly recognised Meath School’s residential provision as ‘outstanding’ across all areas.
Meath School Blog
06 Dec 2018
The Bill Harrison Assessment Service at I CAN gives parents and carers the key information they need to help their child with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN). We spoke to one parent, Claire Keulen, about how the assessment has helped her daughter Nell and the progress she’s made as a result. Tell me a bit about your daughter Nell. ...
26 Nov 2018
The Bill Harrison Assessment Service in Ottershaw, Surrey offers multi-disciplinary assessment for children with communication difficulties. Assessment Centre Manager Sarah Billingham outlines the impact the centre has had on children with speech and language communication needs (SLCN). The assessment service is accessed by families from a wide geographical area, many of whom have children with undiagnosed developmental delays or identified ...
15 Nov 2018
Hester Bouwer is a teacher at I CAN’s Meath School in Surrey. Here she tells us about this year’s annual Meath bonfire night and an unexpected but lovely encounter. On Sunday, 4 November, we had our annual Bonfire and fireworks evening at Meath School. It was a brilliant evening with approximately 700 visitors. On the night, I had the privilege ...
18 Oct 2018
“If you find communication difficult, you find life difficult” – Bob Reitemeier on DLD Awareness Day
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day is on Friday 19th October. In the run-up to this important occasion, we caught up with I CAN CEO Bob Reitemeier. We spoke about the condition, how we generate more awareness and the day itself. What is THE main issue for children living with DLD? A child with DLD will often speak in a ...
28 Sep 2018
Having children with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) assessed can often be arduous and painful. To get more of an insight into this process, we spoke to Janette Butler, a grandmother of a child with SLCN experiences. We spoke to Janette about Harry, the issues he’s faced in school and why our Meath School had such a positive impact ...
