Our Aims
The school aims to provide a level of care and development that is at the forefront for children with social and communication difficulties. In meeting this goal we have developed some key objectives that provide a focus for the way the school works:
- To remove or reduce student's barriers to learning
- To assist students to develop effective systems of communication and social interaction
- To develop students ability to adapt to, and accommodate change
- To encourage students to positively manage their own behaviour and difficulties
- To provide a calm and supportive environment to enhance learning opportunities
- To work in partnership with parents and other professionals
- To prepare students for each successive stage in their development and for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life
- To ensure a broad, balanced and relevant curriculum appropriate to the physical, emotional, developmental, social and spiritual needs of the individual, including access to the National Curriculum
- To provide a positive and stimulating environment, which recognises and develops the autonomy and self worth of the individuals
- To educate against prejudice and discrimination based on differences such as religion, gender, race, class, sexuality or disability
- To provide multi-sensory and structured methods of teaching
- To be flexible in our approach
Our Values
Blue Skies supports the principles of Every Child Matters and its 5 key outcomes
- be healthy
- stay safe
- enjoy and achieve
- make a positive contribution
- achieve economic well-being
Fulfilling the Every Child Matters principles is at the heart of everything the school tries to achieve and they guide our key values:
- To raise the achievement, both academic and social, of all our students
- To train all staff to meet the needs of our students
- To work in partnership with the LEA, other schools and professionals to provide a multi disciplinary approach, to meet the needs of our students
- To develop partnerships with business, industry and the local community
- To promote a strong ecological and environmental approach throughout the school
- To promote parental involvement in the school through parent groups and parent partnership