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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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Castle school is a specialist provision for children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. Part of @NCEA_Trust
@NCEA_Castle pupils are looking forward to their trip on the Northumberland Line in March @northernassist #Accessibility #SEND #EveryoneWelcome
1/2 We are very proud of our horse riding group. Initially, some of our pupils were a little nervous, but they have really grown in confidence and are thoroughly enjoying the sessions.
2/2 They have made fantastic progress in their body awareness, which has helped improve their balance and coordination while riding. As a result, they have progressed to trotting! Well done!
Pupils in Green 2 had a fantastic time visiting Seven Stories in Newcastle last week. While there, they participated in an engaging story reading session held in a wonderful sensory reading space.
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During Forest school sessions, pupils have been working together to create mini dens/structures, it has been fantastic to see their creativity in action! After creating their structures, they thought carefully about how they could improve their designs in future sessions.
We had a fantastic afternoon yesterday, as we welcomed 2 delightful therapy ponies, Wish and Blondie.
Both ponies had incredibly gentle and calming natures, and it was wonderful to see our pupils so happy and eager to engage and interact with them.
Thank you @VisionForEd