The Link School specialises in meeting the needs of students who have Speech, Language and Communication difficulties and provides placements for students from a wide range of local authorities.
This section provides key information including how the school spends the funding it receives, its policies and procedures, how students perform in exams and assessment, inspection information and the schools self-evaluation.
Our small special school values all our learners equally, recognising their individual strengths, barriers and aspirations. It provides a calm and nurturing environment in which to flourish.
View PageStudents at The Link School often choose to stay on after their Year 11 studies and join our Sixth Form in order to prepare for their adult lives. We also welcome students from other schools who meet our admission criteria.
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Pioneer Class is the semi-formal to formal learning pathway class at The Cottage.
A typical day in Pioneer starts with breakfast and nurture in the mornings for the students in order to catch up and self-regulate before the day begins.
In the mornings Guided Reading, English and Maths are completed before lunch and afternoon play at midday.
In the afternoons, students work on topic, Cooking and PSHE lessons as well as personal projects. Community visits to the park, shops and the library also take place in the afternoons. Some of the topics we have covered in Pioneer so far include farming, The Black Death and it social and economical impact, planets and forces.
On Fridays, some students from The Cottage go to the Secondary site to join in with functional skills, PE, Art and other subjects.
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