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NCEA Castle School

Who we are

Castle School is a specialist provision for children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. At Castle School, we aim to:
  • Be a happy, safe, caring environment for all our pupils and staff.
  • Be a friendly and stimulating environment where learning is fun and interesting.
  • Provide a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum appropriate to the needs of each child or young person, taught and assessed through individual learning programmes.
  • Provide relevant opportunities and experiences out of the Academy to help our young people understand being part of a wider community.
  • Develop the self esteem, self awareness and confidence of each of our pupils.
  • Work in partnership with parents, carers and other professionals.

" If a child can’t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."

Ignacio Estrada

" Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I will remember. Involve me and I will understand. Step back and I will act."

Chinese Proverb

" Some of the most wonderful people are the ones who don’t fit into boxes."

Tori Amos

Let’s Get Social

๐ŸŒž๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ & ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€!
Pupils from Green 4 have been making the most of the sunshine this term with some fantastic adventures in our local Newbiggin community!
@access_beach_NE

They had the chance to get up close to the sea for a splash and play, using amazing adaptive beach chairs to make the experience accessible and fun for everyone.
A truly memorable day filled with joy, laughter, and seaside fun.
#InclusiveFun #makingmemories
@access_beach_NE

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Last week, we had the opportunity to attend Steve and Karen's 90s Breakfast Show event, which celebrated their move to Hits Radio 90s. This event was also a thank you for supporting Cash for Kids' 'Walk Around the World' initiative.

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Kenzie and Callum proudly represented Castle School and had an amazing time. Kenzie participated in "A Wonky Minute" and won a prize!
Additionally, when Callum returned to school, he kindly gave the lanyard he received to a friend who loves the show. Well done!

A group of pupils had the opportunity to participate in The Big Sign and Sing event in Durham last week. They were taught two new songs using #Makaton signing.

The pupils had a fantastic time and even got on the stage to sing and sign a song for the audience.

๐—” ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น

Pupils had an absolutely ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ on their residential visit to Daleby House in Beadnell!

Thursday and Friday were jam-packed with activities.

We are so incredibly proud of our young people, who really embraced the opportunity to experience learning, in a different environment.

And a huge thank you to all the staff involved for making this an unforgettable experience.

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