welcome TO PETHERTON PARK SCHOOL
I am very proud to be able to welcome you to our Petherton Park website. As Headteacher, my role, along with the wider school team, is to support our Pupils in overcoming barriers and thriving within a school environment tailored to meet their individual needs.
We are an independent co-educational specialist provision, and we support up to 20 Pupils aged 8-16 that have social, emotional and mental health difficulties, autism and associated challenges that impact their ability to learn. The team are trained to deliver a therapeutic approach and understand the needs of the Pupils we support, creating a nurturing environment, where each individual’s education is tailored to help them achieve their best possible outcomes.
The Pupils are the centre of everything that we do, and we know that they all have the capacity to achieve academically, vocationally, socially and emotionally, when we provide the right safe and nurturing environment.
Through promoting equality, we recognise individual differences and celebrate diversity. We provide bespoke packages of support and education to meet the specific needs of each individual child or young person. Working towards our Pupils’ agreed EHCP objectives, our core approach seeks to empower Pupils to want to learn and develop a toolkit of skills to aid them in later life. Alongside this, Pupils can achieve nationally recognised qualifications, develop key skills, strengths and resilience, thus promoting personal wellbeing and a secure future.
As part of the Phoenix Learning & Care group, Petherton Park School embodies the values of Honesty, Empathy, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork; This is of course easy to say, and whilst the website provides a snapshot of what our school can offer, you are more than welcome to get in touch to arrange a visit, and come see for yourself what day to day life is like at Petherton Park School.
Having looked at the website, please get in contact if you have further questions, and we will be happy to help.
Beccy Wainwright
Headteacher
- Smaller class sizes of: 1 Teacher, 1 Teaching Assistant & 4 Pupils
- 20 places, mixed gender
- In-house integrated therapies team
- Key stage 2-4
- 1:1 support available
- Broad and balanced curriculum offer
TAKE THE TOUR
DELIVERING OUR VALUES
At Petherton Park School, the individual needs of our Pupils are at the heart of all that we do.
We work closely with our Pupils, their families and professionals to create bespoke programmes of learning, which are tailored to their education, social and emotional needs, supporting them to achieve their full potential. This means that we deliver a personalised curriculum, which, where possible, acknowledges the national curriculum and meets the individual needs of our Pupils, whilst also supporting them to meet the outcomes identified in their EHCPs.
To achieve this, every Pupil has an individual Pathway Plan and Provision Map which identifies their areas of need and how we can best address them, both in terms of Team Member approach and the curriculum that they are provided. Our goal is to provide access to the best academic outcomes possible as well as preparing our Pupils for adulthood and the next stage of their education by equipping them with the skills required to achieve personal success.
GALLERY
OUR CORE OFFER
Petherton Park School supports Pupils between the ages of 8 and 16 who have difficulties with their emotional, social and mental health, as well as other complex needs often associated with Autism, attachment & Trauma disorders.
At Petherton Park School we aim to provide a caring learning environment where Pupils can experience positive learning opportunities that will enable them to develop their full potential socially, emotionally, academically and physically. We aim for our Pupils to develop their feelings of self-worth, grow intellectually, build positive relationships and develop their life and social skills in order that they will become happy, confident and valued members of society.
Our therapeutic core offer
- Have high expectations of our Pupils.
- Create a safe and positive learning environment in which Pupils can learn effectively.
- Provide all Pupils with a broad range of subjects and qualifications, including GCSEs.
- Provide opportunities for Pupils to develop their interests and skills through a range of extra-curricular activities and experiences.
- Ensure good home-school relationships in order to enable parents and carers to play their part in the education of their children.
- We are a specialist provision and we create bespoke packages for Pupils with complex SEMH difficulties.
- We tailor our curriculum to ensure that it meets the need of Pupils with SEMH difficulties.
- We are a truly therapeutic school and we have an in house therapy team who can support the special educational needs of our Pupils.
- Offer a range of interventions to support Pupil progress in all areas.
- We develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders and outside agencies in order to support Pupils throughout their time at school and through periods of transition.
- We foster values-based curriculum which helps Pupils grow in confidence, creativity and self-control.
- We are an attachment aware school and successfully address barriers to learning so that academic attainment, health and well-being are improved.
- We believe that all behaviour is communication and aim to understand the out Pupil’s needs in order that we can meet them effectively.
- We use restorative approaches in order to help Pupils understand their place in the world and help them to develop the skills and mental agility they need in order be forge positive relationships, cope with conflict and rebuild friendships if problems arise.
- Small group teaching: Maximum of 4 Pupils per class with LSA support.
- 1:1 and small group intervention work, transitional support and exam preparation for up to 2 hours per week.
- Rigorous Academic Progress Tracking and Assessment through the use of B squared tracking software.
- Baseline Developmental Assessments and Progress Tracking, including initial Motional or Boxall Profiling.
- Thrive style and attachment-based interventions and approaches embedded throughout the curriculum.
- Personalised Reward Scheme linked to the school token economy.
- Targeted Literacy and Numeracy interventions
- Specialist Differentiated Teaching
- Termly reports and meetings to agree targets and discuss progress.
- Weekly Enrichment and Self Esteem building activities.
- Weekly Outdoor learning opportunities
- Examinations and accreditation. - GCSE, ASDAN. AQA units, Functional Skills, ECDL.
- Restorative Approaches
- Individual Education Plans and self-regulation Plans.
- Bespoke education packages to meet individual needs and aspirations
- Robust Safeguarding systems and close liaison with external agencies and relevant stakeholders.
- Weekly success reports to Parents and Carers
- Specific learning interventions/ IT/ equipment etc.
- Bespoke PSHE and SRE learning opportunities which support Pupil's individual needs.
- Calm and consistent learning environment.
- Specialist teaching and support Team Members that have undergone Autism and Attachment training.
- Weekly 1:1 mentoring sessions with key adult and daily tutor group support.
- Autism and SEMH progress tracking - communication, social interaction, emotional regulation and flexibility
- A Full range of Initial Therapeutic assessments on entry, and ongoing monitoring of progression and need
- At least 1 hour per week of therapeutic intervention e.g. Creative Arts therapy
- Continued oversight of delivery of therapeutic interventions including access to a wider multidisciplinary team for consultation
- 1 hour per week Speech and Language support per Pupil including group sessions, 1 to 1 intervention
- Ongoing Therapeutic Team Member support to ensure practice remains relevant and sound
- Full ongoing Team Member training in full range of therapeutic practices ensuring therapeutic intervention is practiced across all school activities
REFERRALS & ADMISSIONS
Pupil intake to Petherton Park School is determined through an assessment process. Parents/Carers and professionals are welcome to contact the school for more information once you have read our prospectus. We take applications at all points of the year.
- Parents/Carers and professionals contact school for information.
- Parents/Carers inform Local Authority of their school preferences.
- Local authority consults Petherton Park School.
- Senior leadership team assesses whether Pupil needs can be met.
- Further information may be required at this stage.
- Home visit or School visit arranged.
- Parents/Carers and Pupil invited for admissions interview.
- Final decision made by Senior leadership team.
- Local Authority informed of decision and education package agreed.
- Admission Pack sent out to Parents/Carers to be completed and signed.
- Individual risk assessment and positive behavioural support plan created.
- All information added to School Information Systems.
- Transport arranged through the Local Authority.
- Clear transition plan created.
- Pupil starts at Acorn School.
- Baseline assessments commence.
