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Greenacre School
• Is a specialist school for children
with severe and complex learning
difficulties.
• Pupils are placed at the school
through Barnsley MBC Education
Health and Care Plan process if
parents and the local authority agree
this is in the child's best interest.
Statement /EHC Plan
• Local authorities have until 2018 to
transfer all existing Statements of Special
Educational Need to Education, Health and
Care Plans.
• If your child has a Statement or EHC plan
that describes a child who needs specialist
provision in order to make good progress,
be well and happy - then it may be worth
reading further……….
Questions – click on the question
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• What sort of children get a place at
Greenacre?
• Any other sort of children?
• My child hasn’t got a statement or EHC
plan but is like the children at
Greenacre – what do I do ?
• What happens at Greenacre ?
Severe learning difficulties
• The majority of children attending
Greenacre experience severe learning
difficulties - roughly speaking this
means that out of 100 children of the
same age , 99 would be showing more
advance skills, knowledge and
understanding and be able to
communicate more effectively.
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Complex Learning Difficulties
• For some of the children attending
Greenacre roughly 80 of the same age
would be showing more advance skills,
knowledge and understanding and be able
to communicate more effectively. These
children have other barriers to their
learning such as communication and
interaction difficulties ( ASD /Autism )
or complex physical and/or medical
conditions.
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Children without a statement or
EHC plan
• If you think your child is like the children
who come to Greenacre but they haven’t
got a statement or EHC plan then talk
with your child's teacher or Health
Visitor.
• Your child may need an assessment to find
out what specialist support they need so
they can make good progress in school.
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Greenacre Satellites
• What are satellites?
• How does my child get a place at a
satellite?
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How do I get in touch ?
• Just ring 01226 287165 and ask to
arrange to visit . Either the Head
Teacher or one of the six Assistant
Head Teachers will meet with you ,
show you round the school and answer
all your questions.
• Or email xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Where is Greenacre ?
• Map showing satellites. Shop and house
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What happens at Greenacre?
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What happens in classrooms ?
What specialist help is there?
My child has complex health needs?
What specialist facilities are there?
How can parents get involved?
What about afterschool and holiday
clubs?
• Can the pupils get qualifications?
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What happens in classrooms ?
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Early Years
Classes for 5 to 8 year olds
Classes for 9 to 13 year olds
Classes for 14 – 16 year olds
Post 16
Post 19
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What specialist help is there?
• Teachers and Teaching Assistants are all trained to a high
standard to meet the very different needs of all the children
who attend.
• Staff are particularly skilled in supporting children to develop
 communication and language
 good social interaction and conduct skills
 Good basic education skills – literacy ,numeracy and ICT
 Good life skills and employability skills
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My child has complex health
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At Greenacre there is a School Health Team who provide on site
support to children with a very wide range of ongoing health care needs.
As well as providing highly skilled care for tube fed children and those
with complex epilepsy they train and supervise the school staff so
children can go out and about with their peers and still have their
needs met.
In addition several Consultants and Specialist nurses hold their clinics
at Greenacre –which means pupils don’t have to miss time from school
and parents can have good quality time with the consultants knowing
their child is happy back in class.
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What specialist facilities are
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We are very fortunate to have a very wide range of specialist facilities including
Hydro therapy pool
Therapy room ( including sensory processing )
Music , Art , Science rooms
A large outdoor learning area including a horticulture centre, animal care area and
class room in the woods .
Vocational training bases – Health and Beauty room , Training kitchen and café ,
Workshop space,
The school also owns a Life Skills House in Barnsley Town centre and runs a shop in
Barnsley town centre “ Let’s Go Potty “
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How can parents get involved?
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Parents are the experts on their child. We know we need to work with parents and
carers to get the best outcomes for every child.
Families can join workshops and groups looking at different issues that affect their
children ( sleep for example)
Families can join in a range of social and fund raising activities,
Contact the Family Team ( Tel No XXXXXX) to find out how you can get involved in
your child's education and development.
Every half term families receive a leaflet about what their child will be learning about
that half term and are encouraged to support this with family time trips and
experiences , watching the right TV programmes , reading together as well as
supporting their children with homework.
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What about afterschool clubs
and holidays?
 Funding permitting we arrange two or three days Fun Club
activities every holiday time
 There are two afterschool clubs ( Art and Sports)
 After school, weekend and holiday volunteering
opportunities at the shop
 We do support individual pupil special interests out of
school hours if at all possible - we ask parents to talk to
us about ideas they have to see is we can help .
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Qualifications
Our pupils start a range of Entry Level and Level 1 qualifications in Y9( aged 14 ) including Literacy , Numeracy , ICT Science , PE and Personal Development , which
they finish in Y11( aged 16 ) Every child's success is dependent on their starting point
when they join the school but most young people exceed all previous expectations in
terms of qualifications.
 In Post 16 the students study for employability qualifications and improve the level
of their qualifications in Literacy, Numeracy, ICT and personal development ( Life
skills )
 We also offer the Duke of Edinburgh Award as an option and an increasing range of
vocational specific qualifications.
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Early Years
• Our Early Years children follow the a every similar
curriculum to those on main stream settings.
• However continuous provision is supported by guided
learning through choice and play as well as a focus on
physical development and sensory processing support for
those who need those interventions.
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Classes for 5 to 8 year olds
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Children aged from 3 – 8 are in three class groups called Freeflow .
The amount of direct teaching , as opposed to supported continuous provision
increases in line with each child's needs. The majority of children by the time they
reach 8 years are able to make good progress through direct teaching in groups of
different sizes and at an individual level .
Some pupils follow highly individual timetables
all through the school and these
always include time with their class group so they do not become isolated from their
social group,
Work in planned along the same lines as the National curriculum covering the same
range of subjects and topics but all work is planned so that each child can make
progress from their starting points.
When ever we can we use a very creative approach to learning so that the children
are engaged and motivated and so that learning is fun and active .
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Classes for 9 to 13 year olds
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Children from Y5 ( 9 years olds ) to Y8 ( 13 year olds ) are taught in three class
groups known as COOL.
Literacy and Numeracy are taught for approximately 40% of the time and include
whole group, small groups and individual teaching
ICT , Science , PE and Music are taught as separate subjects of approximately an hour
a week
COOL lesson cover history and Geography , religious education, Art and DT Modern
foreign languages and Citizenship . The lessons are taught using a dramatic enquiry
approach know as the ‘Mantle of the Expert’(MOE ) . MOE is achieved through a
fictitious story , an imaginative process that is very adaptable so it suits all the
individual learning styles of the children.
All personalised programmes continue to ensure pupils emotional, sensory and physical
needs are fully met,
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Classes for 14 – 16 year olds
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In Y9 - when the children are 14 years old they start their qualifications
programme – All children continue to learn through literacy numeracy ICT Science ,
PE and a Life skills programme that covers RE Citizenship and Humanities as well as
community based skills home management skills and personal care skills. This
programme is called Lifeskills
The pupils also have two options- an ART and Vocational. The children have taster
sessions of the option available during their transition from Y8 to Y9 so that they
can choose from knowledge.
All personalised programmes continue to ensure pupils emotional, sensory and physical
needs are fully met,
All pupils have the equivalent of two weeks work experience over the Lifekskills
programme
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Post 16
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If young people choose to stay on to Greenacre College or joining the college from another setting
they follow a highly personalised programme which includes
Core skills of literacy , numeracy and ICT ,
‘Free time’ which encourages independence and social skills and time to review their progress
against targets and what they need to do to improve further.
Community based programme –including use of the Life Skills house, money management skills and
personal organisation
Vocational options - these range from Media, Motor vehicle maintenance , retail and office skills (
this includes working in the town centre shop ), Health and Beauty , Catering , Horticulture and
Animal Care
Sports and Arts options – these range from Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Football , Biking,
Photography , Drama ,Art, music and swimming .
All post 16 students benefit from two weeks work experience and is desired and possible
supported internships with the schools partners
The post 16 students also have the opportunity to join two residential weeks either at Centre
Parcs or Bendrigg ( and outdoor pursuits centre)
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Post 19
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We are developing a range of Post 19 options including a franchise
arrangement with Barnsley College for students who just need a little
bit longer to make the transition to Barnsley College productive and
packages of continuing development provision through a newly formed
Community Interest Company – ‘Opening Doors Greenacre’. Students in
both these packages get the benefit of the use of the school facilities
, house and shop but are not based at the school.
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For more information about these options and other developments
contact Sarah McDonald [email protected]
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Greenacre satellites
• Opening in September 2014, initially with one year funding
Greenacre will be offering 30 more places for children
who meet the criteria of admission to Greenacre in
satellite bases.
• Known as ‘Kexborough Campus’ there will be 20 children
across KS1 and KS2 in two classes at Kexborough Primary
school. Taught by Greenacre staff and on Greenacre roll
but with the best of both world opportunities to share
lesson with Kexborough pupils as well as have small group
,individual teaching when needed.
• At Darton College, ‘Darton Campus’ will provide a similar
opportunity for 10 KS3 pupils.
• We are seeking to ensure funding for this provision will
continue into the future ,
How does my child get a place at
a satellite?
• Children are offered places at the
satellite if they have been identified as
requiring a specialist placement at
Greenacre.
• If you would like more information
please email [email protected] or
[email protected] or telephone
01226 287165 .
Other information
• Please check our website
www.greenacre-school.co.uk for information
about
• School Uniform
• School Meals
• Understanding Bullying and Behaviour
Policies
• Use of Pupil premium grant
• School Day
• And all other policies that guide the
school’s work.