Red Kite School offers a therapeutic educational approach. This therapeutic approach empowers staff and students to strive towards our mission statement and school motto, namely:
Mission Statement:
Red Kite School strives to equip students with the skills, knowledge and citizenship skills to be successful in their future.
School Motto:
Respect – Responsibility – Resilience
Red Kite School provides a rich therapeutic offer. At Red Kite school, our students benefit from a therapeutic package. This is on a three-tier basis depending on individual need:
Universal therapeutic offer
All students have a graduated transition in to Red Kite school
All students have access to small class-sizes with high adult to student ratios
All students have tailored access to a broad and balanced curriculum
All students have access to healthy eating options
All students have access to regulation resources, such as Zones of Regulation, sensory circuits, sensory rooms and safe spaces.
Enhanced therapeutic offer
All students have access to highly skilled staff who are Trauma Informed Practice (TIP) trained to communicate and keep students safe, appropriate to situation; our staff our upskilled by our clinical team.
Specialist therapeutic offer
Where applicable, students have access to specialist intervention to meet specific needs outlined on the EHCP and, with specialist in-house and / or external clinical therapists, such as psychotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
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