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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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Thank you to Big Foot Education for delivering such an engaging and interactive session to our Formal Pathway.
The session was inspired by the true story of Floella Benjamin and her journey from Trinidad to London.
Pupils in Green 1 have worked incredibly hard across all areas of learning and have shown great enthusiasm in everything they do.
They especially loved taking part in our Halloween Sensology session — having lots of fun exploring, discovering, and using all their senses!
We had such a fantastic time hosting our autumn-themed Stay and Play session at the end of last term! 🎃🍂
It was lovely to see our parents getting stuck in with all the fun — from exploring pumpkin and biscuit sensory play to joining in our Bonfire Body Awareness session.
🌍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.🎨🦔