East Midlands

The East region is currently chaired by Ann Standley, who is the Head Teacher of West Gate School in Leicester.

West Gate is a special school for pupils aged from 4-19 years who have a very wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities. We also have the Local Authority’s only DfE approved specialist autism provision for both primary and secondary aged pupils. West Gate is one of only 12 schools in the country to have ‘trailblazer’ Specialist SEN Status. We are a Specialist School for Cognition and Learning.

The school opened in 2006 following the merger of two former special schools, Emily Fortey and Piper Way, and is situated on a split site on Glenfield Road in West Leicester. Primary aged pupils are educated in the Lower School building and secondary aged and Post 16 students are in the Upper School site.

Ann's contact details are:

West Gate School
Glenfield Road
Leicester
LE3 6DG

Tel: 0116 285 6181
Fax: 0116 285 8298

FLSE Email: ann.standley@flse.org.uk
School Email: www.westgate.leicester.sch.uk/index.php/contact-us
Website: www.westgate.leicester.sch.uk

Latest News

0709/11 - The East Midlands Regional SEN Network meeting – which incorporates FLSE, NAHT and the Schools Network (formerly SSAT) – will take place on Tuesday 11th October at St Francis School, Lincoln from 10 to 3.

Pat Bullen will send out a flyer shortly. This will be the first of these joint meetings. Dates for the rest of the academic year will be set at the Lincoln meeting.

We hope to see lots of FLSE members there.