St Mary's Wrestwood Children's Trust is the charitable Trust responsible for St Mary's School (7-16) and St Mary's College (16-19). St Mary's is a non-dominational School, with a Christian Foundation.
St Mary's is a non-maintained residential special school organised to make provision for pupils aged 7-19 with moderate learning difficulties. The school is mixed gender and is permitted to take up to 144. The term moderate learning difficulties is defined as including: - Pupils with speech, language and social communication difficulties (autistic spectrum disorders) within the moderate learning difficulties range; and
- Pupils with physical difficulties and / or complex medical conditions within the moderate learning difficulties range.
The multi-disciplinary staff are committed to: - delivering an evidence based, eclectic curriculum focusing on outcomes set against the Every Child Matters Agenda.
- working co-operatively and consistently with colleagues across disciplines, thereby providing integrated support for pupils across the full waking curriculum.
- providing specialised professional expertise to help pupils realise their optimum potential in: speech, language and communication skills, independence and the educational, physical, emotional, aesthetic and social aspects of their lives.
- delivering, in small class groups, a broad, balanced, differentiated curriculum, which addresses the needs of individual pupils, and giving appropriate access to the national curriculum and supporting a total communication environment.
- undertaking regular, comprehensive assessments of pupils' achievements and needs. Keeping appropriate records, identifying deficits, devising and implementing individual programmes and reporting regularly on pupils' progress.
- providing an intensive individualised programme of specialist speech and language therapy input for every pupil at St Mary's, delivered directly in one to one sessions and group work as well as integrated into the curriculum through joint planning and delivery in response to Statemented needs.
- providing an intensive, individualised occupational therapy programme which includes both direct, group and classroom based input, integrated into the learning environment as appropriate through joint planning and delivery in response to Statemented needs.
- providing access to physiotherapy programmes which includes both individual and group work integrated into the learning environment as appropriate through joint planning and delivery in response to Statemented needs.
- providing access to a Teacher of the Hearing Impaired, Audiologist to support the needs of pupils with hearing impairment.
- providing a structured care curriculum differentiated to individual need and delivered in homely boarding areas consisting of appropriately set peer groups.
- providing a range of formal and informal activities designed to give optimum opportunities for individuals to practice and develop independence and social skills.
- providing a SIC (Safeguarding Intimate Care) Plan for every pupil to address their intimate care needs.
- providing a health care service based on a holistic medical regime. This includes opportunities for all learners to work towards optimum health targets in addition to receiving routine medical support.
- providing emotional and psychological support when required to meet the individaul needs of learners experiencing these difficulties.
- undertaking staff training as well as the training of visiting professionals and students.
- developing and maintaining links with the local community to provide a broad range of opportunities for all.
- providing all pupils with a positive experience of school by creating a secure, caring, supportive environment, where everyone is treated with respect and where achievements are recognised.
- helping each pupil to develop a positive, accurate self-image, whilst identifying realistic goals. Heightening each pupil's social awareness and encouraging appropriate, positive behaviour at all times.
- providing pupils with pastoral care and support and access to the Trust Social Worker and encouraging pupils to be supportive of one another.
- developing in each pupil: self-confidence, self-esteem, self-respect, and respect for others.
- nurturing the spiritual and moral welfare of all pupils, and encouraging mutual respect for each other's religious and cultural beliefs.
- working in liaison with parents, Local Education Authorities and other professionals to facilitate a pupil's continued progress in school and in transition.
- providing parents with necessary support and encouraging them to work in partnership with the school.
- providing within the school a safe and healthy environment for all.
- valuing and respecting every member of the school community and providing equal opportunities for all.
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