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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
A big ‘Wow’ moment for Harvey last week!
During attention bucket, Harvey vocalised ‘go’ spontaneously for the 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 and continued to do so at all appropriate points in the session.
Amazing – well done!
The NHS Children’s Occupational Therapy website has a dedicated website to offer support to parents around sensory processing.
Here you can find links to advice, resources and free short online workshops.
About us - Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Sensory Processing Service
Support and information for parents and carers of children and young people who experience difficulties with processing sensory information.
sensoryot.northumbria.nhs.uk
Castle pupils attended the Future Focus Event, where they served refreshments, spoke with employers and supported other pupils and parents attending the event.
They found out lots of information about transition options after Castle School.
Hayden and Oliver had a fantastic time visiting the beach! Thanks to some brilliant 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐛𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬, both boys were able to 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚 safely and comfortably.
They loved the experience – smiling, laughing, and truly enjoying the sights, sounds, and feel of the seaside. It was a special day full of joy, freedom, and fresh sea air!
Yellow 3 had an amazing time at Whitehouse Farm!
They loved meeting and feeding all the different animals, and even got to meet the famous ‘Little Dan Burn’ the goat.
1/3 Castle Students traveled to @AlnwickGarden for a day of work experience!
Our students had the opportunity to explore different careers in hospitality and horticulture, learning about various job roles at Alnwick Gardens.
2/3 They started the day working in the Treehouse Café. Next, they moved to the Poison Garden, where they learned from the guides how to care for the plants. They also had the chance to work in the Pavilion, where they greeted members of the public and offered maps....
3/3
..... and taste tests of some of the homemade products for sale. We were extremely proud of our students, particularly for their enthusiasm throughout the day. They were a true credit to Castle School - well done, everyone!