Cotswold Chine School

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Head Teacher: Maureen Smith Executive Manager: Jake Lukas Admissions: Rebecca Benson - Care Manager and School Registrar

A Word from the Head

Cotswold Chine School is a residential special needs school for young people with a range of learning, emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. The school aims to provide access to the whole National Curriculum adapted from the principles and teaching methods of Rudolf Steiner. This approach to education focuses on the individual needs of each young person and succeeds in formulating appropriate individually targeted strategies to help them develop emotionally, socially, spiritually and academically, in order to successfully make the transition from school to adult life.

Admissions: 9-18 years for boys and girls. Entry procedure includes interview and one-week assessment period. Subjects include English, Maths, Science, Design and Technology, ICT, Modern languages, Geography, History, Music, PE, Art, Drama, Child Care, Citizenship and PSHE. Extra Curricular activities include Horse riding, Robot club, Cycling, Strategy club, Coursework club, Swimming,

In-house Therapies: In addition to the therapeutic community offered at Cotswold Chine the following specific therapies are available: Eurhythmy therapy (a form of movement therapy), Psychodynamic and Anthroposophical (Developed by Rudolf Steiner) Art therapy and Speech and Language therapy

Examinations: Entry Level Certificate (AQA and OCR), AQA Preparation for Working Life Examination and GCSE (AQA and OCR). The School encourages all students to follow courses in externally accredited qualifications and endeavours to provide courses according to the needs and choices of individual students. In 2003, 8 students were entered for GCSE and 31 A - G grades were achieved.

Academic facilities include: well stocked libraries, advanced ICT facilities including a computer for the individual use of all students (where appropriate), well equipped Food Technology workshop, and pottery facilities. The school operates a scheme to enable students to have a computer in their bedroom. Other facilities include extensive landscaped gardens overlooking the South Cotswolds. The School is also situated on the edge of a large common.

The school had a very successful OFSTED inspection in June 2006, the inspectors reported that the school had achieved 19 categories at level 1 (outstanding) and one category at level 2 (good).

Age range: 9 - 18

Full boarding pupils: 27 boys and 10 girls

Annual full boarding fees: £130,000 - £190,000

This school does not offer flexi-boarding.

TOTAL PUPILS: 27 boys and 10 girls

Staff numbers: 70 full time and 30 part time

Method of entry: Statement of needs, This is a Special School

Accreditations and affiliations: ISA Independent, NASS Special Schools

Religious affiliation: All denominations welcome, Non-denominational

Teaching languages: English

Academic	Languages	Sport	Activities	Music	Miscellaneous
Agriculture/Horticulture Design technology Drama/Theatre Environmental studies Government/Politics Media/Film studies Painting/Sculpture	English as a foreign or 2nd language French German Spanish Welsh	Badminton Cricket Cross-country Golf Gymnastics Netball Rugby Soccer Squash Swimming Tennis Water sports	Beavers/Cubs/Scouts Cadets - CCF/ACF/ATC etc Canoeing Cycling Dance Drama productions Duke of Edinburgh Award Horticulture Outdoor pursuits/Adventure trg Rainbows/Brownies/Guides Riding Skiing	Choir Guitar Keyboard Singing Strings Woodwind	After school club Particular diets School bus service

Curriculum, exams and 6th form

Exam boards: AQA, OCR, NC, AS Level, GCSE, ISA

Are vocational courses (such as AVCE/GNVQ) offered? Yes

This school is a special school that provides for this particular need:
Autistic Spectrum of Difficulties
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Social Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD)
Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD)
Language and Communication Disorders
Aspergers Syndrome
Delicate/Medical Conditions
Epilepsy

This school operates 52 weeks in the year.

This school offers therapeutic input for EBD pupils.

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