The high academic and vocational expectations of the ‘ArtsEd Curriculum’ make this a very demanding environment. It is created to optimise students’ preparation for careers in the performing arts, and indeed for other careers too. It is not therapeutic and is designed to be extremely challenging.
Our students with SEND embrace this challenge, demonstrating through their talent and commitment that artistic creativity and neurodiversity are inextricably linked. They thrive and succeed because they can study the subjects they love and in which they excel. They benefit from small classes, highly skilled teachers and outstanding, nuanced pastoral care.
The SEND team assesses the learning needs of all new students. When the need for additional support is identified, they work closely with the child, staff, parents and external professionals to ensure it is purposeful and consistent – including personalised interventions, strategies and support techniques, one-to-one support, mentoring and guidance. This is reviewed regularly so that progress is acknowledged, and students can be guided towards greater independence.
We empower students with SEND so that they can negotiate formal assessments with confidence and develop the resilience and self-advocacy skills they will require to meet the demands of professional performance and their careers.