New Siblands School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is an outstanding school New Siblands School provides an outstanding education. The headteacher, his leadership team and the governing body work with steely determination to achieve the best possible outcomes for pupils.

Staff are united in their drive to deliver the school vision, 'achievement, belonging, celebration'. Teamwork across the school is exemplary. Leaders invest in staff and help them to develop their skills.

Morale is very high. Leaders successfully adapt their improvement plans according to their assessment of the needs of pupils. They look outwards, drawing on the expertise needed to provide excellent professional development for staff..../>
Teaching, learning and assessment are consistently outstanding. Staff are well-informed and have a very good understanding of the needs of pupils. They use a wealth of well-researched strategies such as short bursts of sensory activities to ensure that pupils are able to access learning.

Teaching in early years is also outstanding. Children receive imaginative and carefully tailored support that helps them to feel secure and to enjoy their learning. The personal development and welfare of pupils are outstanding.

The school is committed to preparing pupils for their futures. Therefore, there is much emphasis on developing pupils' independence and their ability to communicate. Behaviour across the school is exemplary.

It is a calm and positive place. Skilled and thoughtful staff help pupils to feel secure and to have a strong sense of belonging. Teaching, learning and assessment in the sixth form are exceptionally well personalised.

The range of work experience, enterprise and practical learning offered to students prepares them very well for their future lives. Leaders ensure that pupils have access to a wide and increasing range of agencies, including a variety of therapists, so that their individual needs are met. Leaders recognise the need to ensure that this additional support for pupils is well coordinated and evaluated.

Pupils make very good and often outstanding progress from their starting points. Partnerships with parents are particularly strong. As parents said, 'This school is a dream' and 'Nothing is too much trouble.'



Information about this school

The school meets requirements on the publication of specified information on its website. New Siblands School provides education for pupils who have severe and profound multiple learning difficulties. There are also an increasing number of pupils who have autism.

Due to the nature of the severe and complex learning difficulties of pupils, formal assessments are rarely appropriate. The school does not use any alternative provision for pupils. A school improvement adviser visits the school regularly in order to support and moderate school self-evaluation.

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