Dove House Academy

As a special school Dove House has developed the facilities and teaching expertise to meet the special needs of it’s pupils.

Alongside the National Curriculum for the secondary phase, apart from a modern foreign language, we offer expertise in ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PALS (Pupil Additional Literacy Support), OT (Occupational Therapy) and SaLT (Speech and Language Therapy) and also offer a comprehensive life skills course which is designed to give each pupil the necessary skills for independent living when they leave school.

Aims for pupils:

• To develop their knowledge, skills, experience and imagination to their maximum.
• To be able, by the end of their school careers, to take a full and active part in society as independently as possible.
• To grow into a well rounded young adult, able to live as independently as possible
• To take the lead in living an inspirational happy life.

Aims for Teaching and Learning:

• To provide educational experiences which are more effective than that offered in a mainstream school for children with learning difficulties.
• To provide learning situations and tasks which are stimulating, informative, planned and relevant.
• To minimise the effect of, or compensate for any disabilities.
• To provide a curriculum which goes beyond the classroom and prepares the pupil for the adult world of work, leisure and potential parenthood.

Aims for the School:

• To be a place in which the children feel confident, safe and secure.
• To be a place where the pupils and their parents feel individually known and with which they are proud to be connected.
• To be an organisation, which is highly regarded and valued by the pupils, parents and the community to be an environment in which it is a pleasure to work.