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