Dorothy Goodman School

Dorothy Goodman is a generic Area Special School located on five sites in Hinckley. The School provides education for pupils aged 3 -19 with a wide range of disabilities including pupils with severe, profound and multiple learning needs, moderate learning difficulties and pupils with Autism, who may be functioning at high levels academically.We also work with young people who have significant challenging behaviour and with those who have severe medical needs. Candidates need to be prepared to adopt a problem-solving approach to the challenges that these young people bring.

What is significant in allowing us to work effectively as a school,is our ethos and our overall individual approach to learning needs. In order to be able to do this we employ a large number of teaching and support staff. There is a great deal of experience within the staff team, for example expertise in Autism, Healthcare Needs and Challenging Behaviour. There are excellent Professional Development opportunities available to help staff gain any necessary skills in these areas, but all members of staff need a commitment to our overall ethos and approach.

All staff are appointed to the School as a whole and need to be willing to work across the curriculum and in any phase.