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Our Special Schools Your child’s opportunity to shine DERBYSHIRE SPECIAL SCHOOLS 1 Special Schools We can supply this guide in large print, Braille or on tape. Please call Contents 01629 580000 ext 6782 or email [email protected] 04 Alfreton Park, Alfreton 06 Ashgate Croft, Chesterfield 08 Bennerley Fields, Ilkeston 10 Brackenfield, Long Eaton 12 Holbrook, Belper 14 Holly House, Chesterfield Parent Partnership Service 16 Peak, Chinley You can also get advice from Derby and Derbyshire Parent Partnership. The service offers free, confidential and impartial advice offering help and support to parents and 18 Stanton Vale, Long Eaton carers of children and young people with special educational needs. www.derbyshireparentpartnership.co.uk parent.partnership@ Visit , email 20 Stubbin Wood, Langwith Junction derbyshire.gov.uk or call 01246 273154/5 for Derbyshire or 01332 641414 for Derby city residents. 22 Swanwick, Alfreton SPECIAL SCHOOLS 1 Welcome Welcome to our guide to special schools in Derbyshire. We hope you find it useful and informative. If you need any more information about the individual schools you will find contact details and web addresses inside. If you would like to talk to us about special schools in general please get in touch with us: Derbyshire County Council Special Needs County Hall Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3AG Tel: 01629 580000 ext 6539, email: [email protected] or visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/education 2 SPECIAL SCHOOLS SPECIAL SCHOOLS 3 Alfreton Park, Alfreton Learning with enjoyment In a nutshell… • visual impairment a variety of visiting professionals, wishes and aspirations. The school’s Alfreton Park offers places for • hearing impairment for example themed days, theatre, council organises events such as sports coaching, and fund-raising for children whose needs can be • multi-sensory impairment discos and fun days for the whole charities. described as: • physical disability school. Pupils engage in a wide variety • complex cognition and learning The school works closely with parents In detail… of trips, both curriculum-based needs and professionals to meet pupils’ Alfreton Park School provides learning and to promote social inclusion. • severe learning difficulties health and social care needs. through enjoyment, promoting For example, White Post Farm, • profound and multiple learning independence and social skills. fishing, Activity Week, Derby The school holds regular visitor difficulties. Staff give pupils an extensive range Cathedral, museums and residential afternoons for new parents. Please Children with these learning needs of experiences, learning both in experiences. ring to find out more. may also have: and out of the school and providing Ofsted praised Alfreton Park for its supervised challenges to enable excellent team-working, relationships • behaviour, emotional and social them to extend their awareness of between staff and pupils, the calm development needs the world around them – ‘classrooms environment and the way staff Contact... • communication and interaction without walls.‘ manage challenging behaviour. Alfreton Park Community School, Wingfield Road, Alfreton Park needs Lessons follow the national Staff encourage pupils to develop Alfreton, Derbyshire DE55 7AL. Tel: (01773) 832019 • autistic spectrum disorder curriculum and are enhanced by independence. Children are [email protected] • sensory and/or physical needs regular activities led by our staff and encouraged to communicate their www.alfretonpark.derbyshire.sch.uk 4 SPECIAL SCHOOLS SPECIAL SCHOOLS 5 Ashgate Croft School, Chesterfield Opportunity to shine In a nutshell… • sensory and/or physical needs social skills – hence the school motto and Accreditation Network) and Please ring the school office to make Ashgate Croft School offers places • visual impairment ‘building skills for life’. entry level qualifications. Pupils an appointment. needing extra help with developing for children whose needs can be • hearing impairment Small class sizes mean that pupils receive lots of support and attention independence and life skills have the described as: • multi-sensory impairment to help them over difficult steps opportunity to stay on at school until • cognition and learning needs • physical disability in learning. Teachers and teaching they are 19 – if transferring full time • specific learning difficulties • other needs assistants are highly qualified to a further education college isn’t • moderate learning difficulties in detail… and experienced. They work in suitable. • severe learning difficulties partnership with other services such The school buildings are set in Ashgate Croft aims for all pupils to as physiotherapists and speech and spacious, open grounds. Specialist • profound and multiple learning feel happy and safe in school. High language therapists. The school facilities include sensory, soft play difficulties. quality teaching and care is matched employs its own nurse. and positive play rooms, play areas, Children with these learning needs to pupils’ individual special needs. Stanton Vale works closely with a polytunnel for work experience may also have: Emphasis is placed on developing self-esteem and confidence in parents and carers so that they feel opportunities, a sensory garden and • behaviour, emotional and social preparation for adult life. Pupils are valued and involved in their child’s a purpose-built 12m swimming/ Contact... development needs challenged to achieve their best. education. therapy pool. Ashgate Croft School, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire S40 4BN • communication and interaction They have the opportunity to shine Older pupils work on a range of Prospective parents/carers and pupils Tel: (01246) 275111 needs at their own level, both academically accredited courses including ASDAN are welcome to visit the school [email protected] • autistic spectrum disorder and within a wider range of life and (Award Scheme Development throughout the year. www.ashgatecroft.derbyshire.org.uk 6 SPECIAL SCHOOLS SPECIAL SCHOOLS 7 Bennerley Fields Specialist Speech and Language College, Ilkeston Communication skills for life In a nutshell… • hearing impairment and their behaviour was excellent. language therapists. The school has for the young people to their next that pupils make good progress Bennerley Fields Specialist Speech • multi-sensory impairment Children had strong and trusting sensory rooms and pupils have access placement. This may be college, in both academic and personal and Language College offers places • physical disability relationships with staff. to music therapy and drama therapy. a 16-19 special school or a work development, with children finding placement. learning enjoyable. Ofsted reports for children whose needs can be • other needs. The school teaches a broad and Bennerley Fields Specialist Speech described as: balanced adapted national curriculum and Language College is part of The specialist nursery has places that behaviour is excellent and that In detail… children have strong and trusting • speech, language and and life skills programme leading Ilkeston Secondary Schools’ Learning for children from two to five years Bennerley Fields prides itself on towards work-related courses. Staffing relationships with staff. communication difficulties Community and has links with with a wide range of special needs. its caring ethos, which values each allows one teacher supported by Aldercar Community College. This The nursery specialises in language, The school building is modern, bright • cognition and learning needs individual child and aims to meet his skilled assistants working with small means secondary pupils can take communication and social difficulties. and spacious and set in green fields, • moderate learning difficulties or her individual needs, developing class groups. part in courses and use facilities at Short-term assessment places in with three sensory gardens. • severe learning difficulties. communication skills – preparing Many staff have additional mainstream schools. These include the nursery are available. Ofsted The school has achieved a pupils for later life. Children with these learning needs qualifications in specific areas painting and decorating as well as describes Bennerley Fields as a very good range of national Quality may also have: The school places great emphasis on – for example, language and PE and work-related courses. Links good school with lots of outstanding Mark Awards including a School speech and language development, communication, autism, reading, with GCSE courses can be made as • speech, language, communication features, describing teaching and Achievement Award for high social skills and life skills. visual impairment, careers, behaviour appropriate. and interaction needs learning as good. Ofsted notes standards. Ofsted reported that teaching and management and football coaching. At Key Stage Four, the school offers • autistic spectrum disorder learning at Bennerley Fields was There is specialist teaching in design academic, vocational, and life-skills Contact... • sensory and/or physical needs good and sometimes excellent. Pupils and technology, PE, drama, art and accreditation. Work experience is Bennerley Fields Specialist Speech and Language College, Stratford Street, • behaviour, emotional and social were making good progress in both music. offered to Year 11s and the school Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8QZ development needs academic and personal development. Staff work