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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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Castle school is a specialist provision for children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Part of @NCEA_Trust
🌍World Mental Health Day Kindness!🌍
Last week, one of our wonderful pupils spent time delivering positive notes to staff and pupils throughout school — all to brighten their day!
A reminder to us all that small gestures can make a big impact✨
#worldmentalhealthday2025
Adventures at Laverock Hall Farm!🎃
Blue 1 had a super time pumpkin picking, exploring the maze, and checking out the sweetcorn - plus, they all came home with their very own pumpkins!
A huge thanks to Laverock Hall Farm for the very warm welcome.
Orange 2 had a lovely outdoor learning session last week!
They got creative and made hedgehog pictures using natural materials like leaves and twigs.🎨🦔
Green 2 have loved being back in school and getting back into the swing of learning! The class have especially enjoyed exploring nature around our school, with a big interest in the trees🌳. We’ve also had lots of fun joining in with all of our favourite sessions!
Our Post 14 pupils had a fantastic time accessing the gym equipment over at @NCEADukes 🏋️♂️
They learned all about how to use the equipment safely and responsibly, while having lots of fun keeping active.
1/2 Our school apple trees produced a plentiful harvest this year. Students helped to collect the apples during playtimes and then Red 3's apple-crumble-making-factory burst into action!
2/2 The crumbles have been sold to staff and pupils in Red 3 will now construct a range of non-fiction texts based on this experience.