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Alderman Knight School
provides a specialist education for children with moderate learning dificulties in small tutor groups of between seven and twelve pupils. This provision is for children who reside in North Gloucestershire and neighbouring areas. An indication of the continuing popularity of the school is the significant proportion of parents who have chosen to fund personally the transport of their children from areas outside the designated catchment. Teaching at the school embraces all four Key Stages of the National Curriculum for children age five to sixteen years of age.
Alderman Knight also admits pupils with increasingly complex additional learning difficulties. These include pupils with particular difficulties in language delay and disorder, mild autism, behavior, specific learning difficulties, dyslexia, severe learning difficulties and hearing, sight and medical problems.
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It is felt by staff at this school that with appropriate support, in an empathetic environment and with carefully organised educational programmes, children with special needs can be helped to achieve and progress to success in external examinations. We feel Alderman Knight School offers this opportunity for success to those children fortunate enough to find places with us.
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Alderman Knight School was opened in September 1977. It is an undenominational day special school educating boys and girls from the ages of five to sixteen. The school was purpose built and designed with specialist facilities for Pottery, Art, Technology, Science, Music & Drama, Physical Education. In addition, there is a library area, medical centre, dining room, kitchen, changing rooms equipped with showers and areas for basic subject teaching. Since the school opened another five teaching areas have been established on site and are used as middle and senior phase tutor group areas. The school has its own mini-bus, which is garaged on site and is extensively used for visits and journeys. However, Gloucestershire County Council provide transport between home and school for pupils. Parents wishing to discuss the progress of; or matters affecting their child, are invited to either write to the school or telephone to make an appointment. Whilst unarranged personal visits are not discouraged, parents must appreciate that this may involve them in some waiting. It is always worth remembering that staff are willing to visit parents at home in the evening, particularly if they cannot visit school due to work commitments. |
