School Prospectus - Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk
School Prospectus - Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk School Prospectus - Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk
Special Educational Needs Special educational needs may affect students either throughout or at some time during their school life. The majority of needs are met within the mainstream curriculum, but some students will require additional help. The learning support department aims to ensure that all students with special educational needs are offered full and equal access to a broad, balanced and relevant education. They are also encouraged to participate fully in all school activities. In line with our code of practice, the department offers a variety of support systems to meet students’ needs. The learning support department works closely with students and their parents and with outside support and health services, as well as other professionals in order to respond to such needs. Many pupils are supported in class by a team of learning support assistants. No student receives SEN support unless prior discussion with parents has taken place and the headteacher and all teaching staff are kept fully informed of all students receiving support. “School dinners are healthy but tasty with lots of choice.” - Year 9 student Disability Provision Disability provision at Smithdon High School is something we take extremely seriously, as we are committed to offering equal opportunities to all of the children in our care. We have an active disability equality scheme and access plan which have been developed from departmental improvement planning and consultation with staff, parents and students. This enables us to address the needs of our current community users as well as anticipating future requirements. All students have access to the activities conducted in school and reasonable adjustments are made for students with disabilities engaging in school trips. If, as a prospective parent of a child with a disability, you have any concerns about the school’s provision for your child’s needs, please contact the school in the strictest confidence. In all cases we will do our best to plan for your child’s individual support requirements ensuring that their transition to Smithdon High School is as smooth as possible. 10
School Productions Smithdon High School is fortunate to have thriving music and drama departments which are both deeply committed to providing students with an opportunity to perform. This philosophy results in students actively performing and evaluating performance in their lessons. However, both departments believe that students should have the opportunity to perform in front of wider audiences. This takes place in concerts and school events throughout the year. The culmination of this exciting and popular work is the annual school production. The production involves in excess of one hundred pupils and staff with a sequence of performances normally taking place in March. To date these productions have included ‘Discorella’, ‘The Little Shops of Horrors’, ‘We Will Rock You’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Each production sees another leap in complexity, success and pupil involvement together with critical acclaim from our audiences. “School productions are better than the West End or Broadway!” - Year 9 student School Events School events at Smithdon High School are aimed at providing our students with the best possible opportunities to achieve curricular and examination success. However, we fully embrace the philosophy that our school must be more than simply ‘preparing for examinations’. We try to provide our pupils with opportunities during the school day and beyond to have broader educational experiences. School events designed to achieve these objectives include charity days/weeks, theatre and art gallery visits, trips abroad, visiting speakers, enterprise days, reward trips, curriculum enhancement, a thorough and full immersion in the world of work, musical workshops, sporting events and participation in team success, Young Enterprise and various other competitions. We are constantly delighted by the manner in which our pupils respond to these opportunities, representing the school in a polite and mature manner, working with staff to make the events successful and responding positively to the events organised. 11
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<strong>School</strong> Productions<br />
<strong>Smithdon</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> is fortunate to have thriving music and drama departments which are both deeply<br />
committed to providing students with an opportunity to perform. This philosophy results in students actively<br />
performing and evaluating performance in their lessons.<br />
However, both departments believe that students should have the opportunity to perform in front of wider<br />
audiences. This takes place in concerts and school events throughout the year. The culmination of this exciting and<br />
popular work is the annual school production.<br />
The production involves in excess of one hundred pupils and staff with a sequence of performances normally<br />
taking place in March. To date these productions have included ‘Discorella’, ‘The Little Shops of Horrors’, ‘We Will<br />
Rock You’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘The Wizard of Oz’.<br />
Each production sees another leap in complexity, success and pupil involvement together with critical acclaim from<br />
our audiences.<br />
“<strong>School</strong> productions are better than the West End or Broadway!” - Year 9 student<br />
<strong>School</strong> Events<br />
<strong>School</strong> events at <strong>Smithdon</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> are aimed at providing our students with the best possible<br />
opportunities to achieve curricular and examination success. However, we fully embrace the philosophy that our<br />
school must be more than simply ‘preparing for examinations’.<br />
We try to provide our pupils with opportunities during the school day and beyond to have broader educational<br />
experiences. <strong>School</strong> events designed to achieve these objectives include charity days/weeks, theatre and art<br />
gallery visits, trips abroad, visiting speakers, enterprise days, reward trips, curriculum enhancement, a thorough and<br />
full immersion in the world of work, musical workshops, sporting events and participation in team success, Young<br />
Enterprise and various other competitions.<br />
We are constantly delighted by the manner in which our pupils respond to these opportunities, representing the<br />
school in a polite and mature manner, working with staff to make the events successful and responding positively to<br />
the events organised.<br />
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