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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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Last week, we had the opportunity to attend Steve and Karen's 90s Breakfast Show event, which celebrated their move to Hits Radio 90s. This event was also a thank you for supporting Cash for Kids' 'Walk Around the World' initiative.
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Kenzie and Callum proudly represented Castle School and had an amazing time. Kenzie participated in "A Wonky Minute" and won a prize!
Additionally, when Callum returned to school, he kindly gave the lanyard he received to a friend who loves the show. Well done!
A group of pupils had the opportunity to participate in The Big Sign and Sing event in Durham last week. They were taught two new songs using #Makaton signing.
The pupils had a fantastic time and even got on the stage to sing and sign a song for the audience.
Blue 4 visited Jesmond Dene recently.
We went for a walk through the park, then explored Pet's Corner and looked at the different animals.
𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗹
Pupils had an absolutely 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 on their residential visit to Daleby House in Beadnell!
Thursday and Friday were jam-packed with activities.
We are so incredibly proud of our young people, who really embraced the opportunity to experience learning, in a different environment.
And a huge thank you to all the staff involved for making this an unforgettable experience.
Semi-Formal pathway enjoyed PE in the sun earlier this week. We played parachute games, and we all demonstrated fantastic turn-taking and listening skills.
Well done!
Post 14 welcomed some special enterprise visitors to our school who led work experience sessions. During these sessions, we engaged in a variety of activities, including making cake in a jar, printing our names on water bottles, and creating fridge magnets and bracelets.
Throughout these activities, we demonstrated important skills such as creativity, listening, and teamwork.
Thank you so much to Wavelength NE for a fantastic ‘Makers and Bakers Day’