At Limpsfield Grange we work alongside our students to develop their confidence, their communication, independence and self-management skills and their knowledge. We focus on helping our students to develop their identity and sense of self-esteem. Our aim is to enhance the emotional and mental resilience of our students, which will enable them to be independent and active citizens in the future. We embrace diversity and celebrate difference in all that we do.

Our students are broadly within the average cognitive range. Most previously attended mainstream primary schools with varying degrees of success, and most will be expected to attend mainstream colleges and sixth forms when they leave us. Our primary aim for all of our students is that they leave the Grange being able to function in and contribute towards society, to the best of their ability.

We want our students to have the ability to make choices as adults so that they may choose:

to work
to have positive and healthy relationships
to participate in their community
We support our students to help them understand their Special Educational Needs, at the same time as understanding the needs of others. We encourage our students to develop their self-advocacy skills, so that they can identify the assistance that they require and ask for it.

All students have Individual Education Plans (IEPs) which are created to help us meet the needs of each student as identified in their Statement of SEN or Education Health and Care Plan. IEPs are written and reviewed termly. All IEP targets are based on small step progress, and are incorporated into lesson planning. All staff work together with students to help them meet their targets.

Students at Limpsfield Grange can access our core offer of:

Access to small group teaching
Access to short term focused interventions
The national curriculum, differentiated at the point of delivery, and modified in terms of breadth, amount of time dedicated to the teaching of core subjects and personalised activities
A curriculum which is assessed through external qualifications including GCSEs and Entry Level Certificates
Access to our residential provision for Surrey students.
Multi-sensory input and delivery for identified students
Bespoke lifeskills programs delivered in our Residential provision
Access to Speech and Language Therapy
Access to electronic tablets for students with significant literacy difficulties
Assistance with developing effective physical and mental organisation skills
An appropriate peer group to facilitate social and emotional development and modelling
Targeted and bespoke personal safety and sex education packages
Staff who have experience of working with young people with enduring mental health needs and young people who self-harm
Structured social times such as lunchtimes
Access to pets as therapy support
Access to animals and opportunities to look after our livestock to enable students to develop self-care skills
Focus groups that develop independence, resilience, communication and self-management skills delivered in our Residential provision
Tutor time activities which develop interaction and social skills including buddy reading; peer mentoring; Vinspired volunteering
Support for students to understand and participate in social situations and transfer skills to other settings / contexts
A visually supportive environment including access to visual prompts /task checklists/ timetables/reminders to enable students to reduce their levels of anxiety and develop independence across both education and residential provisions
Explicit teaching of coping strategies which is on-going and continuous
Access to quiet / safe spaces where students can go if they feel anxious or overwhelmed
Access to calm boxes in all classrooms and in the residential setting to enable students to self-manage their anxieties and emotions
On-going and continuous bespoke opportunities to develop empathy and the awareness of the needs of others
Access to a wide range of support from professional teams from other agencies
Bespoke opportunities for work experience: extended weekly placements accessed during the school day and in the residential provision. Block week of work experience in the local area for Year 10 students in July of each academic year
Year 11 students have the opportunity to build vocational skills in organising and running the school shop
On-going and continuous volunteering opportunities within the local community
Rigorous transition program which can include support at college interviews and taster days; access to support during the Year 11 summer holiday using the Youth Support Service and participation in NCS “The Challenge”
Bespoke careers education, information support and advice