I am so excited to have the opportunity to open a brand-new independent specialist school and am looking forward to being able to grow and develop with the school.
My aim for Aspris Woodview School is that it will be an inclusive environment where the learners will thrive. I want there to be a range of real life and lived experiences, and an effective partnership between parents, carers and staff.
Nicola Craig
Head Teacher
Aspris Woodview School
Our aims and purpose
Aspris Woodview School’s aim is to prepare learners for life, overcoming barriers, so that they can confidently live the life they choose.
The purpose of our school is to help prepare young people to make a successful transition into adulthood with the resilience and the necessary skills to live as independently as possible and participate in their local community. We seek to increase achievement and independence to give our students the best possible opportunities to gain employment or access further education and enable them to go on to live the life they choose.
In order to achieve our aims, our mission will be to:
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Have high ambitions for all students to fulfil their potential
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Demonstrate a clear ethos of respecting each young person
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Build on students’ strengths and capitalise on interests
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Build on our extensive knowledge and experience to be pioneering and innovative
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Be regarded as a regional resource
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Provide a curriculum that enables students to overcome barriers to learning and develop social skills
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Provide each student with a personalised learning programme
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Enable our students to become independent adults, integrated in their local community
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Put significant emphasis on community-based learning and shared activities with partner schools
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Ensure all planning is outcome focused, person centred and co-produced with the student and their parent/carer
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Provide students with a safe learning environment
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Establish experiential teaching, training and learning opportunities
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Increase chances of local young people with autism to gain further education, training and paid employment, engaging in extended interests beyond school and living safely in the community
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Provide training and education for other internal and external stakeholders
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Establish mutually beneficial relationships with partners in the community. such as higher education, local business, local charities and other organisations