Sheringham Woodfields School Prospectus Contents

Welcome 4

Our School 6

Admissions 8

What we learn 9

Enrichment 10

Meeting Pupils Needs 12

Speech and Language Therapy & Sensory Support 14

Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy 15

Community Links 16

Lunch and Afterschool Clubs 18

After Woodfields School 20

Behaviour 22

Uniform and School Meals 23

Policies and Sex and Relationships Education 24

Safeguarding Procedures 26

Transport 27

Friends of Woodfields 29

Useful Links 31 4 / WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS

Sheringham Woodfields School provides a high-quality, rounded education in a happy, warm and Welcome to Sheringham Woodfields School. supportive environment. This prospectus aims to give a glimpse of the excellent education and care we provide for our pupils.

We have pupils with a diverse and relevant curriculum that SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS range of needs and view every enables all to make progress. one as an individual with their A key part of our work is about own strengths and qualities. preparing our pupils for the Our enthusiastic and creative next steps in their life through staff have a vast range of skills encouraging independence, and experience in meeting life skills and being part of the learners’ needs. community. Through their enthusiasm and If you would like to know more creativity they ensure that pupils about the school please call to have an exciting, challenging arrange a visit.

James Stanbrook

Head Teacher / 5 6 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Our School

Our purpose built special school is on the outskirts of the North town of Sheringham, surrounded by a beautiful natural landscape of beaches, cliffs, woodland and marshes.

We share a campus with We have a teaching kitchen with The Annexe is a part of the High Sheringham County Primary adapted equipment to allow School sixth form building and School and Nursery and everyone to cook. The building has two classes for our older Sheringham High School. also has excellent IT equipment pupils. It is designed to offer a Our pupils range from ages three including computers, iPads, curriculum preparing pupils to to nineteen and come from cameras and switch-operated move on to the next step in their

across the county. toys and equipment. life with an emphasis on life skills. SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS The main school building has We have a sensory theatre, ball It has an excellent kitchen with spacious classrooms, automatic pool, large range of soft play dishwasher, washing machine doors, height adjustable equipment and a hydrotherapy and dryer and a common room furniture, and wide doors and pool. for pupils to socialise and relax corridors. Outside there is a school garden in. Pupils based in the Annexe and separate playgrounds for also use the specialist areas in It features well-equipped the main building. hygiene rooms, ceiling hoists primary and secondary pupils and many specialist facilities with play equipment, bikes, including a music room with a trikes, sports equipment and resonance board large enough games. for a whole class. / 7 8 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Admissions What we learn

Our curriculum is designed to promote Pupils are admitted to school via the Local Authority’s policy for the learning and to prepare pupils for the next admission of pupils to special schools. Parents/carers are welcome to steps in their lives. Where possible we visit the school if Sheringham Woodfields School has been suggested follow the National Curriculum but as a possible placement for their child. adapt it to remain challenging, fun and relevant to our pupils. If a parent wishes their son or Contact details can be supplied At all ages there is an emphasis daughter to attend Woodfields through the school or the on enabling pupils to be as they need to contact their Education Department at County independent as possible and so Education Health Care Plan Co- Hall. much of the learning takes place ordinator via the Area Education Please don’t hesitate to phone in practical ways such as cooking, Office. or come to school if you have shopping or in the community. We SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS a worry or just wish to visit view Personal, Social and Health to see the school in action. Education as a core subject along Appointments are required if you with English and Maths. wish to have a tour of the school. For more information about the curriculum, see the separate sheet(s) detailing what we learn within each keystage. The school has also implemented a specially- designed curriculum to support those pupils with profound, multiple learning difficulties. / 9 10 /

SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS • Understanding of the • Understanding and recognition Enrichment consequences of their actions of the wide range of cultural influences that have shaped • Showing a wide range of social our own heritage The school provides an enriching curriculum that promotes the skills in different contexts • Willingness to participate spiritual, moral, cultural and social development of our pupils as well • Willingness to join in a variety in, and respond to as their intellectual development. This includes: of social settings artistic, musical, sporting, mathematical, technological, • Understanding of the beliefs, • Use of imagination and • Understanding the way scientific and cultural feelings and values of others creativity in their learning communities and societies function opportunities • Sense of enjoyment and • Willingness to reflect on their • Exploring and showing respect fascination in learning about experiences for cultural diversity themselves, others and the world around them • Recognition of the difference between right and wrong These themes are studied throughout our curriculum and through a range

of themed weeks and days where pupils can try out new and exciting SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS things. Much of this is through educational visits. These have included: “Great Woodfields Bake Off”, Pirate-Themed Numeracy Day, Music Week and RE days. / 11 12 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Meeting Pupils Needs SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS

Because we have a mixed intake of pupils we do not organise classes by year but by grouping pupils together who have similar needs and approaches to learning. Normally these pupils will be within 1 or 2 years of each other. Each class is then set up to use a range of approaches appropriate to that group of pupils including:

• Signalong • Switch operated equipment • Sensory Integration • Sensory approaches

• Symbol based communication • Intensive interaction • Intervenor • Care Plans programmes • Hydrotherapy • Body Signing / • Voice output devices 13 • Rebound Therapy 14 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Speech and Language Therapy Occupational Therapy & Sensory Support and Physiotherapy

The Speech and Language Therapist is available for some pupils Occupational Therapists work with children who have disabilities to within school on a regular basis. help them maximise their potential towards independence. They Progress is monitored and staff Their role in school is to: work in partnership with parents, carers, school staff and other advised on how to help develop • Provide ongoing assessment therapists to develop and maintain a child’s ability to perform communication skills throughout everyday tasks both at home and at school. the day. • Teaching, advice and The SaLT is available to staff monitoring of the skills and OT assessments enable them Their aim is to help pupils and parents for consultation on specialist approaches to to identify areas in which the reach their full potential whilst ensure that children with vision child needs help and from this preventing or minimising the

pupils not on the referral list. SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS and/or hearing difficulties they are able to offer advice and effects of injury or impairment. Children’s Services Sensory are able to fully access the ideas. This may involve: Following referral, children are Support Team consists of curriculum. Teachers of the Deaf and • Looking at ways of adapting assessed and advice is given Teachers of the Visually specific tasks regarding their management Impaired. according to medical need. This • Providing specialist equipment may include: • Setting up activity • Setting up a programme of programmes exercises

• Liaising with other agencies • Postural management

Physiotherapists and • Advice and support Physiotherapy Assistants visit the

school regularly. / 15 16 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Community Links

Sheringham Woodfields School is proud of SHERINGHAM its community links, seeing the wider community as an extension of the classroom. It is also important that the community is aware of the strengths and needs of our pupils.

The school makes many two-way process; many groups learning experiences for SCHOOL WOODFIELDS educational visits within the local and individuals such as theatre our pupils. area and beyond. groups, dancers, artists and Pupils are also actively involved We also Visits are seen as vital to widening musicians visit the school in the in the day to day upkeep of the course of the year. work closely with pupils’ appreciation of different smallholding project The Patch Hilltop outdoor activity centre, people and their environment We also have our school charity (www.the-patch.co.uk). Splash local community fitness but also to learn appropriate shop, Woodfields Den, in the heart This facility gives pupils amazing centre and with the Riding for the behaviours in the community and of Sheringham which has raised opportunities to learn about Disabled Association. how to keep themselves safe. our profile in the community and horticulture and the environment / Community links are seen as a has given a whole new range of whilst being on our doorstep. 17 18 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Lunch and Afterschool Clubs

Throughout the year a wide choice of clubs is held in school giving pupils the chance to meet socially with other pupils from across the school. In the past clubs have included: • Gardening

• Film Club

• Sport

• Chillax

• Cookery Club SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS • Soft play and Yoga

• Art and Craft

• Sensory Stories / 19 20 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS After Woodfields School SCHOOL

The move from Woodfields can be a very worrying time for pupils and parents and all are aware of the need to ensure that all

pupils have good information and the opportunity to be involved SHE in making choices about their future. We aim to make a gradual RINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL RINGHAM WOODFIELDS transition to their post school destination at the pace they need.

In recent years, successful woodwork. Woodfields students English & mathematics. horse-riding and music. transitions have been made to have also moved to City College , Easton & Great Yarmouth College to Students who did not wish to go A number of very successful College and Great Yarmouth study accredited courses in motor to college have made successful transitions have been made to College Foundation Studies mechanics, accountancy and transitions to daycare provision About With Friends, where our Departments. Each of these health and social care. at The Maltings in Fakenham, students learn skills for work Holt Hub and Your Choice in North through real projects in the colleges provides courses to Some students who need 24 hour increase independence and life Walsham. These provide a wide community such as catering, care have made transitions to range of activities onsite and horticulture, craft and woodwork. skills, literacy and numeracy and residential colleges where they develop vocational skills in a out in the community including This provision can be tailored to suit

follow life skills and independence / range of different areas such as horticulture, IT, art, cooking, the educational and support needs

skills courses with functional 21 retail, horticulture, catering and photography, swimming, keep fit, of the individual. 22 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Behaviour Uniform and School Meals

We use the ‘Norfolk Steps’ approach to behaviour management There is no formal school uniform at Sheringham Woodfields, but we which is endorsed by the Local Authority. Four members of staff are recommend school sweatshirts, t-shirts, polo shirts and fleece jackets trained as instructors and all staff are given annual training by them. which are comfortable, practical and ensure our pupils are easily identified. This approach is based on monitored by a member of the forming positive relationships with school leadership team. The uniform is available in two requirements including meals pupils, understanding our pupils’ For pupils who may need colours, co-ordinated with which require liquidising. difficulties and helping them to restrictive physical the local primary and high Meal times are an opportunity for manage their behaviour through interventions more often a schools, with our own logo pupils to develop important social clear expectations, rewards and Support and Intervention Plan on them – navy for primary and independence skills and so are consequences. is written and shared with all and maroon for secondary. regarded as part of our curriculum

When pupils reach a crisis staff staff working with the There is no uniform for the time. SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS are able to de-escalate using a pupil and parents. sixth form. Pupils are supported by our wide range of positive handling This outlines A hot meal is provided by midday supervisors and class staff. strategies. strategies to NORSE who are able to Parents can send in a packed When necessary staff will use manage the cope with most dietary lunch if they prefer. restrictive physical intervention to behaviour safely prevent harm, damage to property and ensure or disruption to learning. a consistent All incidents of physical approach. intervention are recorded and / 23 24 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Policies and Sex and Relationships Education

All school policies are available for you to read upon request. A selection of core policies are available on our website - www.sheringhamwoodfields.norfolk.sch.uk

Sex education has to be programme of study which aims provided as part of the National to deliver the elements at levels Curriculum, but is considered appropriate for each individual to be the joint responsibility of pupil, giving due regard to age parents/carers and the school. and maturity.

The sex education programme Parents have the right to SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS is not taught in isolation, withdraw their children from but within the framework of sex education, except from the personal, social and health elements that are mandatory education, which deals with the at both primary and secondary varied aspects of growing up, level as part of the science emphasising caring, self-worth, curriculum. self-respect, responsibility and However, we would invite parents the value and importance of to visit school and discuss their relationships and family life. views with the head teacher The provision of sex education before making any decisions. is through a differentiated / 25 26 / SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS Safeguarding Procedures Transport

The safeguarding of pupils is our highest priority. Most pupils are transported to and from We have four members of the Norfolk County requires all school by minibus or taxi. The majority leadership team trained as head teachers to follow specific of these have passenger escorts to help Designated Safeguarding Leads procedures in any obvious or supervise the pupils. with the lead role being taken suspected case of child abuse, Transport is arranged centrally by Norfolk on by Nicola Stewart. including non-accidental County Council Passenger Transport. All staff in school receive injury, severe physical neglect, safeguarding training with emotional abuse and/or sexual regular updates every term. abuse. All staff have a DBS (Disclosure This is intended to protect SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS and Barring Service) check. children at risk and schools are encouraged to take the attitude that where there are grounds for suspicion it is better to be safe than sorry. / 27 SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL / 29 Woodfields School are registered registered School are Woodfields – with the Charities Commission 1127142 Number: Charity soundbeam equipment. equipment. soundbeam also purchased have Friends The all pupils over for Christmas gifts as well as years the past few and school trips. days taster Sheringham of Friends The mini buses, archery equipment, equipment, mini buses, archery the hydro-pool, for lighting new sensory the new support towards and state-of-the-art room Friends of Woodfields of Friends and social both arrange to regularly meet and staff friends Families, the school and to support year the throughout events fund raising each other. funds raised have Friends The equipment providing towards the that enrich and experiences students. our of lives purchases most recent Our 2 school of include the provision

28/ SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL SHERINGHAM WOODFIELDS SCHOOL / 31 Useful Links Useful Norfolk County Council County Norfolk www.norfolk.gov.uk School Finder www.esinet.norfolk.gov.uk/schoolfinder Patch) (The Smallholding Sheringham Community www.the-patch.co.uk - SEN Norfolk Trust www.trustnorfolk-sen.co.uk We’ve put together some useful links to website that provide all sorts that provide website to links useful some put together We’ve information. useful of School Woodfields Sheringham www.sheringhamwoodfields.norfolk.sch.uk Ofsted www.ofsted.gov.uk Ofsted View Parent parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

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Sheringham Woodfields School (01263) 820520 Holt Road Sheringham (01263) 820521 Norfolk www.sheringhamwoodfields.co.uk NR26 8ND [email protected]

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