New Horizon Progressive School
The school is based in rural Somerset and moved to its present site in 2004. We have recently opened a Satellite Unit in Donyatt. On these two sites, the school provides a safe and secure co-educational environment for boys and girls with a broad range of educational needs.
Our pupils have a wide range of complex SEN and a significant number have been excluded from or have failed to attend previous schools
Services & Facilities: (11 - 16 at main school site at West Hatch and satellite facilities)
- A range of specialist classrooms - aimed at successful delivery of the National Curriculum
- 16+ supported placements both in school and at local Further Education Colleges
- Interventions for Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Communication Difficulties, Prader Willi and other Learning Difficulties.
- Individual and small group tuition
- A full programme of education and assessment in a variety of settings
- "Outreach" Tuition
- Support and preparation for integration into mainstream or special school and college provision
- Vocational Key Stage 4 and post 16 Curriculum available.
- Full range of environmental, land based and animal care studies with dedicated areas and classrooms on site at West Hatch.
- We have Poultry [ ducks chickens and turkeys], small animals [guinea pigs and rabbits] and farm animals [goats] on site - pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their care and to become involved in various husbandry programmes
- Activities programme
- Forest Schools on site
- Qualified counselling and therapy services
- Links with local outdoor education centre
- Links with local motor vehicle workshops
- Links with local Further Education colleges
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