School insights
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SEND
Mrs H Watson is the school's SENDCo and inclusion lead.
“Mrs H Watson is the Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENDCo) and lead on Inclusion at Holystone.”
The school says it is dedicated to supporting pupils through early intervention.
“We are dedicated to providing support through early intervention.”
Pastoral
A qualified Thrive practitioner supports pupils' mental wellbeing across the school.
“Mrs Rachel Thomson, one of our Teaching Assistants is a qualified Thrive practitioner who works with children across the school to support pupils' mental well-being”
The school works with the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy to provide counselling services for children and parents.
“Through a working agreement with the Northern Guild for Psychotherapy, the school has access to a range of counselling services accessible to both children and parents.”
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Enrichment
The school offers children leadership opportunities in many contexts, including elected membership of the School Council.
“At Holystone, we offer a wide range of exciting opportunities for children to be leaders in many contexts, and they understand that the rules they have created are there to keep them safe and happy in all the learning they take part in.”
The curriculum balances academic progress with opportunities for spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development.
“We aim to have a curriculum which balances academic progress and the structured development of knowledge alongside offering many opportunities to promote the children’s spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development.”
Ethos
The curriculum centres on British Values and the core values of Resilience, Independence, Community, Diversity and Respect.
“At the heart of our curriculum are our British Values and our core values, developed with the children…'Resilience', 'Independence', 'Community', 'Diversity' and 'Respect', which we interweave through the carefully planned progressive content by which we bring both the Early Years and National Curriculum to life.”
The school names Respect, Community Spirit, Resilience, Independence, and Diversity as its values.
“Respect Community Spirit Resilience Independence Diversity”
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