Strathmore School

As a Special Educational Needs school, pupils work below Testing Standards, so there are no standard End of Key Stage Assessment results.

“As a Special Educational Needs school there are no 'results' for End of Key Stage Assessments as our pupils work below the Testing Standards.”

Staff are trained in specialist SEND communication methods (TEACCH, PECS, Makaton) and supported by a multidisciplinary therapy team covering speech and language, music, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.

“Our staff are trained in current methods such as TEACCH, PECS and Makaton, and we have a team of therapists including speech and language, music, physiotherapy and occupational therapy.”

All adults in the school community are DBS checked as part of safeguarding practice.

“All adults in our community are DBS checked.”

Class groups are designed to provide a safe pastoral environment, with flexible grouping by age, needs and interests.

“Class groups provide a safe pastoral environment and learners are grouped flexibly across classes for learning according to age, needs and interests.”

Curriculum extends into the local community through links, visits, and a focus on social, cultural and spiritual enrichment.

“Our curriculum reaches into the local community, with a mix of well-prepared links and visits and a focus on social, cultural and spiritual enrichment.”

Curriculum links to the local community via well-prepared visits and social, cultural and spiritual enrichment.

“Our curriculum makes strong links with the local community, with a mix of well-prepared visits and a focus on social, cultural and spiritual enrichment.”

School's core ethos motto emphasizes individuality, inclusion, and independence.

“Individual, Inclusive, Independent”

School promotes 'learner voice', with pupils choosing their own projects within the termly theme.

“We promote 'learner voice' as much as possible and ask our children and young adults to take a prominent part in choosing their own projects or sub themes within the larger term theme.”

School supports transition to adulthood through supported work placements, further education, leisure activities and supported living.

“We develop and share best practice to aid smooth transition into adulthood; including supported work placements, further education, leisure activities and supported living.”

Learners develop independent living skills to prepare for post-Strathmore destinations such as college placement or supported employment.

“Learners work at developing their functional and independent living skills in order to prepare them for their journeys post-Strathmore, whether that be in a college placement or a supported employment position.”