Acorns School

The school caters for pupils with complex educational needs, communication difficulties and challenging behaviour. The school accepts pupils with social, emotional and behavioural needs, who may face additional challenges. Additionally, many of our pupils have serious social issues and very difficult home lives resulting in complex emotional difficulties.

The school prides itself on providing specialised interventions than those provided in a mainstream school. We are committed to each and every one of our pupils, providing specialist support tailored to each individual’s unique needs and helping all pupils achieve their full potential.

Young people often come to Acorns with negative perceptions of the education system, having experienced repeated rejection, we are dedicated to turning their experience of learning into a positive one.

Acorns School provides a safe, secure, positive and supportive environment which is caring, consistent and fair, irrespective of gender,disability and background.

The school aims to develop the pupil’s self respect, self confidence and self reliance with a sense of loyalty and honesty.

The school encourages pupils to form positive personal relationships in order to live and work with sensitivity and mutual respect. To develop lively enquiring minds with the ability to question and reason, acquire knowledge, creative and practical skills, developing these skills to the highest potential for each pupil. To effectively deliver all the requirements of the National Curriculum. To support pupils in acquiring the knowledge, skills and understanding relevant to adult life and employment/further education. 

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Monday to Friday 09.00am - 14.30pm

It is important to pupils’ sense of security and personal confidence that they have a means of “Being heard” in the event of having a complaint. For this purpose, we ensure every child and young person is made aware of the suggestions and complaints procedure and will assist and support them in the event that they feel the need to use it. (Policy held in school and a copy available upon request). In the first instance, young people can share their complaint with their keyworker or the head teacher. If they are still unhappy they can telephone Nicola Kelly (Director of Education) on 0121 728 7800 who will arrange to see them. If they feel they cannot talk to any of these people, then they can telephone NYAS (0808 808 1001) or Childline (0800 1111).