School insights
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SEND
SENCO Jill Joseph holds a Master's Level National Award for SEN Co-ordination
“Benthal School’s Special Needs Co-coordinator is Jill Joseph. Miss Joseph, who is a qualified teacher and holds Master’s Level National Award for Special Educational Needs Co-coordinator, can be contacted at the school to discuss issues regarding individual children”
School partners with external agencies providing specialised teachers, Speech and Language therapists, and Educational Psychologists for SEND children
“the school works in partnership with external agencies, who provide additional services for SEND children (specialised teachers, Speech and Language therapists, Educational Psychologist etc.)”
Pastoral
School names Headteacher and Safeguarding Lead as safeguarding contacts and is committed to safeguarding children
“Our school is responsible for the safeguarding and welfare of every child. Benthal school is committed to safeguarding our children. If you have a safeguarding concern, please speak to the Headteacher, Miss Louise Drew or our Safeguarding Lead, Jill Joseph.”
Workshops focus on personal, social, moral and emotional development, linking to daily mindfulness sessions and the PHSE curriculum, and help prepare children for transition into Key stages and secondary school.
“Workshops also cover a range of topics that focus on personal, social, moral and emotional development which not only link to our daily mindfulness sessions and PHSE curriculum but also prepare children for transition into Key stages and Secondary school.”
Subject strengths
Music is explicitly named as one of the school's curriculum strengths.
“Our music curriculum offer is one of our school strengths that we are immensely proud of.”
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Enrichment
School workshops link to learning topics, with activities ranging from art displayed in pop-up galleries to dance and theatre performances by children.
“Our workshops throughout the year link in with the learning topics. Activities range from art work which is displayed in pop up galleries to dance and theatre where children perform their work.”
School organizes a wide range of local, borough-wide and further afield trips linked to curriculum and pupils' social needs
“We organize a wide range of trips within the local area as well as in the borough of Hackney and further abroad. Each trip is linked to the curriculum as well as pupil’s social needs.”
Ethos
Creativity and academic excellence are stated as central to the curriculum.
“Creativity and academic excellence is at the heart of our curriculum.”
High quality teaching and learning is described as requiring a welcoming, nurturing, happy environment.
“There is a welcoming, nurturing, happy, attractive and purposeful learning environment.”
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About School
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Hackney |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Mixed |
| Application Status | Accepting Now |