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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
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Pupils have been taking part in Music Therapy sessions with Nordoff and Robbins, led by our wonderful Music Therapist, Kim.
Music therapy supports communication by providing a shared, motivating way for pupils to interact, respond, and connect with others.
A huge well done to Daniel, who has achieved his Winstrada certificate in Rebound Therapy!
This is extra special as Daniel is the first pupil to trial the Winstrada accreditation, and he did an amazing job.
We’re really excited to be rolling out the programme!
Before the children arrived, bright and early yesterday,
Our staff formed a conga line to start the festive way!
The Christmas spirit was ready, the mood set just right,
All set for a joyful, Christmas Jumper Day delight! 🎄
Today was a fabulous festive day as Bay Uke joined us to spread some Christmas cheer with a fantastic sing-along! 🎶🎄
Children and staff absolutely loved it, with smiles all round and lots of joyful singing.
Thank you, Bay Uke, for making our day so special!
Our Pre-Formal Stay and Play event was a wonderful sensory Christmas celebration!
Pupils enjoyed lots of hands-on sensory exploration, making reindeer food, posing in our festive photo booth, and finishing the session with a fun Christmas sing-along!
Our Semi-Formal Pathway pupils had a wonderful time on their trip to the Tim Lamb Centre, exploring the fantastic facilities available!