School Info

Our Aims

To provide a broad and balanced curriculum, differentiated to meet individual needs.
To promote and enhance the self-esteem and sense of self-worth of each and every individual.
To provide a safe, secure, positive and happy working environment.
To develop an awareness and understanding of the needs of the whole school community (pupils, parents, staff, governors and friends).
To prepare pupils for adult life. To equip them with the necessary skills and understanding to become responsible citizens, confident to take their place as valued members of the community.
To enable every individual (staff and pupils) to achieve his/her full potential.

To develop and maintain links with the local community (schools, colleges,business and the voluntary sector).
To offer support, guidance and advice to special and mainstream schools and colleges.
To provide and promote an inclusive model of education.
To accept, value and celebrate the unique contribution each individual makes to society.
To work in partnership with parents, fellow professionals and all interested parties.
To be at the leading edge of specialist provision through participation in local, regional, national and international initiatives.

Pupil Premium

The Pupil Premium is an allocation of additional funding provided to schools to support specific groups of children who are vulnerable to possible underachievement. These include pupils who are entitled to free school meals, those looked after by the local authority, and children of armed service personnel.

All schools are required to report on the amount of funding received and how this is being used. Once information is available, the impact of the funding should also be reported.

Principles
·         We ensure that teaching and learning opportunities meet the needs of all of the pupils.
·         We ensure that appropriate provision is made for pupils who belong to vulnerable groups, this includes ensuring that the needs of socially disadvantaged pupils are adequately assessed and addressed.
·         In making provision for socially disadvantaged pupils, we recognise that not all pupils who receive free school meals will be socially disadvantaged.
·         We also recognise that not all pupils who are socially disadvantaged are registered or qualify for free school meals.
·         We reserve the right to allocate the Pupil Premium funding to support any pupil or groups of pupils the school has legitimately identified as being socially disadvantaged.
·         Pupil premium funding will be allocated by the Senior Management Team who will identify priority areas.
·         Limited funding and resources means that not all children receiving free school meals will be in receipt of pupil premium interventions at one time.

Provision
·         All our work through the pupil premium will be aimed at providing additional, individualised learning opportunities and enabling maximum progress.
·         The Governors of the school will publish information on how they have used their Pupil Premium Grant (PPG) to address the issue of ‘narrowing the gap’, for socially disadvantaged pupils.

The Governors have targeted the PPG to:
·         Increase pupil engagement
·         Invest in technology to extend and enhance a more accessible curriculum experience
·         Allow pupils access to extracurricular activities and trips that would otherwise be inaccessible

PPG Allocation for 2014/15 is: £84,020

This was used to:
·         Purchase mobile technology (iPads, laptops) to make learning more accessible
·         Staffing for the Transition Group for our more vulnerable students
·         Additional member of staff for our Speech & Language Dept

Please click here for a detailed view of the Pupil Premium.

Please click here for details of our PE & Sport Premium and Year 7 Literacy and Numeracy Catch-Up Premium.