School Summary
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
Girls: 3
Total Pupils: 7
Opened: 08-03-2018
: Gemma McCutcheon
Buzz Learning Independent Specialist School
8 Esther Court
Northumberland
NE63 8AP
Telephone: 01670852244
Website: https://www.buzzlearning.co.uk
AccreditationExpiryDate:
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We have repeatedly been in touch with the school and get very little response, promises to get back to us but no one does. My son was asked to rate the school, gave it one star and was forced to change it by a teacher asking my son how he would feel if he rated his mother with one star! How dare he! I have already removed my daughter from this school for a different reason to her brother, and she is a much happier girl,at her new school and I think I am going to be left with no choice than to remove my son too! He is SO unhappy there and as he spends more time in the behaviour unit than in his class he might as well be at home, an option that I choose more often than I would like to! My advice to anyone thinking of sending their child to this school, DONT DO IT they are completely unable to manage a child with any problematic behaviours. 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We have repeatedly been in touch with the school and get very little response, promises to get back to us but no one does. My son was asked to rate the school, gave it one star and was forced to change it by a teacher asking my son how he would feel if he rated his mother with one star! How dare he! I have already removed my daughter from this school for a different reason to her brother, and she is a much happier girl,at her new school and I think I am going to be left with no choice than to remove my son too! He is SO unhappy there and as he spends more time in the behaviour unit than in his class he might as well be at home, an option that I choose more often than I would like to! My advice to anyone thinking of sending their child to this school, DONT DO IT they are completely unable to manage a child with any problematic behaviours. My son may have ADHD but he is not a bad lad, just overactive and talkative!","languageCode":"en"},"originalText":{"text":"My son attends this school and his experience is just AWFUL! He has ADHD and the school is unable to manage his behaviour. He spends more time out of class than in it! We have repeatedly been in touch with the school and get very little response, promises to get back to us but no one does. My son was asked to rate the school, gave it one star and was forced to change it by a teacher asking my son how he would feel if he rated his mother with one star! How dare he! I have already removed my daughter from this school for a different reason to her brother, and she is a much happier girl,at her new school and I think I am going to be left with no choice than to remove my son too! He is SO unhappy there and as he spends more time in the behaviour unit than in his class he might as well be at home, an option that I choose more often than I would like to! 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