The Captains Nest

We offer expertise in providing bespoke, nurturing care and education to offer outstanding, fully inclusive and personalised learning experiences for pupils who are currently not fully accessing the National Curriculum or having their needs met within a mainstream primary school. We believe that, with appropriate support, pupils with SEMH can be enabled to accelerate their development and achieve outcomes at least in line with those of their peers.

The Captain’s Nest is organised on a day-to-day basis by professional staff members with a range of specialist education experiences. A range of specific therapies and services are on offer within the unit, including Therapeutic timetables (timestables that are based around the individual, to support their own needs), Play Therapy, Mindfulness, Drawing and Talking, Story massage, Sensory Play, Music Therapy, Speech and Language and Educational Physchology services. The range of services on offer will increase with time based around the individual children based at the hub.

Our curriculum opportunities are designed around the needs of the individual based on our tiered priorities of attendance; wellbeing, behaviours and then academic needs. The structure of the day, the resourcing and the classroom environments will all be based around the individual needs of your child.

We have a range of recourses at the school to support your child’s learning and progress: large teaching areas and meeting rooms; a range of creative and traditional teaching resources to engage learning in our children; safe spaces – including soft play and dark room zones; a school swimming pool; large outdoor areas including a playground, a field and outdoor playground equipment; Music and IT equipment including a suite of online learning opportunities and a curriculum and assessment system designed to tailor specific progress and feedback opportunities for the needs of your child.