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Welcome to the Acorns School Parent Information page. Here, you will find all the essential information you need to support your child's educational journey with us.
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Our school policies are designed to ensure a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment for all our pupils, staff, and families. These policies reflect our commitment to our EPIC values, high standards, and the well-being of our school community.
Our curriculum follows the National Curriculum and includes core subjects such as Literacy, Numeracy, Science, and ICT. We also offer a variety of vocational subjects, humanities, citizenship, PSE, and physical education programs.
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The school will be open to pupils’ from 9:00am to attend Breakfast Club. The educational programmes start at 9:20am and finish at 2:30pm.
Pupils will have access to the dining hall and recreational area for the lunch break. All pupils are provided with lunch.
Pupils will be supervised during this period and should not leave the School unless prior authorisation has been given by parents/ carers.
Contact should be made on the first day of non-attendance giving the reason and indicating when you expect your child to return.
Absence should be reported to Administration, Tel: 0161 449 5820.
Each pupil with have an individual student support plan setting out clear aims and objectives for learning. Student achievement and progress will be monitored on a weekly basis and a report produced at the end of each term.
The report will be issued to the parent/ carers. A report will be produced at the end of each half term instead of each term.
Your child’s attendance will be monitored in exactly the same way as it is in a mainstream school, with formal attendance records in the form of a register being kept by the School.
Any concerns regarding attendance will be dealt with under current procedures and will involve close liaison between parents/carers, College staff, Local Authority and Children’s Services professionals.
Pupils are expected to wear uniform selected from the following range:
The school does not permit, caps, hooded tops, track suits as part of the school uniform.
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We welcome referrals and enquiries from parents and local authorities. To discuss how Keys Education can support your child, please contact us using the form below or reach out to our admissions team directly.
Parents, carers, or local authorities can contact us to discuss the needs of the child.
We ask the person wishing to commission the placement (normally the Local Authority) sends over relevant information, such as, EHCP, previous school reports, professionals reports.
This allows us to conduct a thorough assessment to determine if we are the right provision to meet needs.
Once we feel needs can be met, we work closely with all parties to facilitate the placement process. If the Local Authority request the place, this is subject to funding being agreed at a panel meeting.
After admission, we provide continuous support to ensure the child settles in well and their needs are met.
If you would like to make a referral, please email or call our team. They will be happy to help. We look forward to partnering with you to provide the best possible education and support for your child.
Email: referrals@keys.co.uk
Phone: 0121 728 7800
If you would like to make a referral, please email or call our team. They will be happy to help. We look forward to partnering with you to provide the best possible education and support for your child.
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