The Avenue School

The school is a specialist teaching environment for pupils with SEND including global developmental delay, Autism, and severe/complex learning difficulties.

“The Avenue School provides a specialist teaching environment for pupils with a range of special educational needs, including: global developmental delay, Autism, and severe/complex learning difficulties.”

Specialist environment with small classes of 7-10 pupils, specially trained staff, and onsite speech and occupational therapy.

“The Avenue School provides a very specialist environment with small classes (7 to 10 pupils), specially trained staff, and onsite speech and occupational therapy.”

School has multiple trained Designated Safeguarding Leads and Deputy DSLs

“The Avenue School trained Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) are: Louise Kimber, Designated Safeguarding Lead Esen Fikret, Designated Safeguarding Lead Amy McNicholas, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead Jess Goff, Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead”

School follows local child protection procedures rigorously and provides regular staff training

“The Avenue School follow Brent/London Child Protection procedures rigorously and have regular training sessions to ensure everyone is up-to-date with the latest information, practice and procedures.”

Classes are small, with 7 to 10 pupils.

“small classes (7 to 10 pupils)”

Pupils explore a diverse subject base including Music, Art/Craft/Design, Food Technology, Sports, IT/Media and Science.

“Explore and develop pupils’ skills and interests across a diverse subject base (e.g. Music; Art, Craft, Design; Food Technology; Sports, Exercise; Information Technology, Media; Science)”

Spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is delivered through enrichment activities within each pupil's personalised programme.

“The curriculum will be underpinned by SMSC (spiritual, moral, social and cultural development), which will be delivered via activities within formal teaching sessions and via enrichment activities within the personalised programme for each pupil.”

School commits to ensuring all pupils achieve their unique potential regardless of gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs.

“The Avenue School works hard to ensure that all of our pupils achieve their unique potential both personally, socially, emotionally, and academically in all areas of the curriculum (regardless of their gender, ethnicity, social background, religion, sexual identity, physical ability or educational needs).”

School's ethos is built around three core values: Love, Learn, Laugh, with pupil safety, happiness and care linked to enhanced learning.

“This is reflected in our 3 core values _Love, Learn, Laugh_ and we know that when pupils are safe, happy, and well cared for their learning is enhanced.”

The local authority SEND team assesses the child and, if appropriate, issues an EHCP as part of admission.

“The SEND Team will assess your child and if appropriate provide you with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).”