Name: Dr John Ivens

Professional Title: Headteacher & Educational Psychologist

Background: John is a qualified Teacher and Educational Psychologist.  He has worked in Secondary and Primary mainstream schools and in the Hospital school.

Name of Organisation: The Bethlem and Maudsley Hospital School

Status of organisation: Community Special School

Area of the country: South East London

Description of your organisation:

The school operates at two psychiatric hospitals, 9 miles apart.  On one site we have children’s, adolescent and intensive care unit provisions.

On the other site we have an acute adolescent and day eating disorder provision.