News

Funding Agreement Consultation

Arbour Vale School (AVS) is undertaking a consultation to request a change to the funding agreement arrangements that it holds with the Department for Education (DfE). The school is consulting on the proposal to make permanent an incremental increase within …
21st September 2022

Queen Elizabeth II

Following the sad news of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen, we offer our sincere condolences as an organisation and express our gratitude for the exceptional and tireless service she gave to our country and beyond for seventy years …
9th September 2022

Dragon’s Den

Arbour Vale School held its own Dragons’ Den as part of Enterprise Week. Teams from a number of Secondary and Post 16 classes had the opportunity to present or ‘pitch’ their mini-enterprise projects to a panel of ‘Dragons’. We were …
14th July 2022

Industrial Cadets Award

A team of Key Stage 4 students recently achieved their Industrial Cadets Bronze Award. Industrial Cadets is a national award run by the Engineering Development Trust. The project involved designing a building for the future which can stand up to …
14th July 2022

Budding Entrepreneurs

We were delighted to welcome parents and carers into school on Friday 1st July for our Market Day. This was the culmination of Enterprise Week when students had come up with business ideas and then made or sourced goods to …
12th July 2022

Home Start Volunteers

Home Start Slough are looking for volunteers and have a new upcoming course starting in September. We are looking for parents/carers that might be able to spare 1-2 hours per week whilst their children are at school. A little bit …
11th July 2022

Autism Support Group

Arbour Vale School hosted another successful Parents Support Group on Tuesday 5th July. This was a coffee morning event for parents of Arbour Vale School as well as individuals from the wider community.  21 families attended the event and feedback …
6th July 2022

Prestigious Parent Partnership Award

Arbour Vale School is delighted to announce that it has achieved the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA). This prestigious award recognises schools for the work they do in partnership with parents and families of the pupils at the school. The …
2nd July 2022

Fantastic Urdu Course

 Huge thank you to the Parenting Special Children charity who facilitated a six week course ’Time out for Special Needs’,  in Urdu. This was organised due to popular demand and in response to listening to our family’s needs. Parents as …
1st July 2022

Pepper is Top Dog

We have received some fantastic reviews of the positive benefits brought into class by Pepper, our Canine Assisted Learning therapy dog. Pepper joined Arbour Vale School at the beginning of the year, and she is already making a very positive …
29th June 2022

OT Parent Workshop

The Occupational Therapy department are hosting a training session for families at Arbour Vale School. This is being held on Wednesday 22nd June from 9.30-11am. This session has been set up in response to parent feedback and will give families …
17th June 2022

Enterprise Week

Preparations are underway for Enterprise Week which will take place from Monday 27th June to Friday 1st July. Pupils will spend the week developing their business ideas and making products that they can sell. The week will culminate with a …
9th June 2022