| “Binoh has changed my child from one who was really unhappy to one who can’t wait to go to school in the morning. Mendi attends Binoh twice a week, getting help with basic subjects such as English and Maths, and participating in creative activities too. Most of all, he receives encouragement.”
Parent of a Binoh service user |
In 2002 Norwood brought together all its dedicated educational services for children and young adults with learning disabilities.
Please click on the blue links below for further information.
Binoh
Binoh provides specialist multi-professional support to children with additional and/or special education needs. Binoh works with children within their own school environment or through services provided from the Kennedy Leigh and Somers Children and Family Centers’ in Hendon and Hackney respectively. Binoh also provides Early Years services for the under-fives.
In addition to directly supporting children, Binoh also supports schools, professionals and families. Services include consultations, INSET (in-service training) and mentoring.
Hope
The Hope Centre provides services for children and young people (aged 3–19 years) with a wide range of learning disabilities and educational needs. The Hope Centre specialises in developing children’s thinking skills, and gives students the tools to become confident and independent learners. Tuition is either on a one-to-one basis or in small groups. A wide range of services, including dynamic assessment, speech and language therapy and occupational therapy are offered.
The Hope Centre also offers a range of training courses to schools parents and professionals incorporating the unique methodology devised by Professor Reuven Feuerstein.
JCoSS
Norwood is working with the new Jewish Community Secondary School (JCoSS) in Barnet, to provide a special education unit to support up to 50 children with a range of autistic spectrum conditions alongside the mainstream school.
