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THE ORGANISATION OF THE
SCHOOL
The school is organised
in three departments. The Early Years Foundation Stage, The Primary, and
the Secondary Department.
The Primary and
Secondary Departments are led by Assistant Headteachers,
and each department has a staff of teachers and advanced teaching assistants.
The pupils are placed in
the department and class appropriate for their age. In the Early Years
Foundation Stage and Primary Department they are taught by their class
teachers for the majority of the time.
In the Secondary
Department, 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 therapists throughout the 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.
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