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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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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.
🎓✨ Celebrating Our School Leavers ✨🎓
Last week, we celebrated an incredible group of young people as they prepared to leave our school and begin their next chapter.
Watching our pupils journey through Castle School has been a real privilege!
To our leavers, we could not be prouder of who you are and all that you have achieved. Here's to exciting new adventures!
Thank you to Veronica, our visiting photographer, for kindly capturing these special moments perfectly.
#SchoolLeavers2025 #CastleFamily #LetYourLightShine
✨ PROM NIGHT! ✨
What a fantastic evening we had at this year’s school prom! Everyone looked absolutely amazing – dressed to impress and ready to celebrate in style. 💃🕺
A huge thank you to everyone who attended and helped make the night so special.