THE ORGANISATION OF THE SCHOOL

The school is organised in four departments. The Foundation Stage, The Primary Department, Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

Each department is led by a Co-ordinator and has a staff of teachers and advanced teaching assistants.

The pupils are placed in the department and class appropriate for their age. In the Foundation and Primary Department they are taught by their class teachers for the majority of the time.

In the Secondary Department, Key Stages 3 and 4, the pupils have a form tutor and they move around to specialist subject tutors for their lessons.

CURRICULUM

The school provides a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum which is differentiated to meet the needs of the pupils. Our experienced team of teachers and Advanced Teaching Assistants work together to deliver a curriculum tailored to the learning difficulties of the pupils.

We have small teaching groups which allow the staff to focus on the needs of each individual pupil. Personal and social skills, organisation and social communication skills, as well as academic skills are nurtured in order to encourage the development of confident, well adjusted independent and socially aware young people.

The staff team is made up of people who bring a range of professional skills to the school. As well as teachers and advanced teaching assistants the school has its own speech and language therapist for 3 days a week and a team of local health care trust staff: a speech and language therapist, physiotherapist and occupation therapist. The school doctor visits regularly and the school nurse is in school for part of the week.