Philosophy

The principal aim of the college is to enable every student to develop independence through learning in a college and a community environment that offers warmth, security and consistency.

A purposeful and calm atmosphere is encouraged through the professional approach adopted by all of our colleagues. Trust and a positive rapport between the students and our colleagues underpin the ethos of the college.

Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) is central to our approach. PBS is a compassionate approach that supports quality of life, wellbeing  and meaningful progress, while reducing the risk of behaviours that challenge. It is values driven, evidence-based and practical.

We understand that behaviours that challenge often arise from the interaction between a young person’s needs, communication,  sensory processing, emotional wellbeing and environment. We strive to provide calm, structured and clinically informed  environments that help young people feel safe, access learning and make meaningful progress. Holistic assessment delivers high- quality, personalised support, enabling students to achieve the learning outcomes that are important to them.

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Holistic assessment enables high-quality personalised support to achieve learning outcomes that are meaningful to each young person.

Preparation for Adulthood is embedded throughout the curriculum, helping young people develop independence, employability and adult life skills.

Our philosophy and practices are aimed at ensuring that everyone, whatever their background or their circumstances has the support they need to be healthy, stay safe, enjoy life and achieve, make a positive contribution and attain economic wellbeing.

We aim to meet the spiritual, social, moral and cultural needs of the students by promoting the following principles:

• Helping students to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence;
• Helping students to respect the law and other young people’s rights;
• Promote positive behaviours for learning to help all the students reach their full academic potential;
• Encouraging students to accept responsibility for their behaviour where this is possible and appropriate, given their specific needs and to show initiative and understand how they can contribute to community life;
• Providing students with a broad general knowledge of citizenship
• Assisting students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures, in a way that promotes tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions;
• Helping students to develop skills for employment and where appropriate supporting opportunities for voluntary or paid work, supported internships and/or apprenticeships