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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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World Book Day 2025
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Liam and Brody were excited to participate in some work experience in the office during #NationalCareersWeek. They supported the team with tasks such as photocopying and delivering items to various classrooms. The office team said they did a great job!
As part of #NationalCareersWeek, we had a special visitor - Steven the Lego Man from Brick This.
Steve builds architecture out of lego and talked to us about the different skills he demonstrates in his job and then used Lego and Kinnex to build our own Lego structures.
We were also delighted to meet 2 Police Officers, Cheryl and Adele @northumbriapol. They talked to us about the job they do and how they keep us safe in the community. Cheryl showed us her uniform and explained what each part is used for.
#NationalCareersWeek
Georgia and Zoe hosted a drop-in session for pupils to learn about their roles as part of the school nursing team. Everyone enjoyed exploring the various equipment they use in their work, particularly the blood pressure monitor and weighing chair! #NationalCareersWeek
On Tuesday, we had a fantastic visit from Nicola, a marine biologist from Rockpool School. We listened to a sensory story and thoroughly enjoyed learning about and exploring different rockpool animals. #NationalCareersWeek