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Successful STEM Launch

STEM Launch July saw the  launch of our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) curriculum initiative. All pupils across the school took part in a STEM project, in which they had to design a future mode of transport which can be …
22nd July 2021

Another fantastic workshop

On Tuesday 25th May, we hosted an online Toilet Training workshop for parents and carers of pupils at Arbour Vale School. The workshop was delivered by specialist bladder and bowel Nursery Nurses from The Continence Advisory Service. Thank you to …
11th June 2021

Fantastic feedback

Over the past six weeks, we have been hosting a ‘Time Out for Special Needs?’ workshop. The sessions were held on Zoom for our unique community. Throughout the course we saw parents and carers grow in confidence and explore new …
23rd April 2021

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

As part of the Recovery Curriculum and the Arts Award Programme, the students from “AVH Bubble” were able to watch a show produced by M&M Theatrical Productions. Due to restrictions, only 1 actress, Helen, was able to come to our …
19th March 2021

A stop motion battle!

One of our students has been making excellent use of his free time during lockdown, creating stop motion films! Here’s one of his pieces…Mandalorian vs Darth Vader:  
3rd February 2021

Workshop success!

In November we held an online ‘Oral hygiene and Dental Health’ workshop for our parents and carers. The turnout was brilliant, and the event was a great success, full of valuable advice and guidance. We received some truly positive feedback: …
4th December 2020

Congratulations, Guildford Class

Guildford Class has been working incredibly hard on communication this term using a wide and varied range of AAC. Our focus on the use of Colourful Semantics was successfully incorporated into the making of our Christmas Card. The card was …
2nd December 2020

Lego Therapy

A huge thank you to The LEGO Group for a generous play box donation to get our Building Bricks Therapy up and running. Here are some of our KS3 pupils during a session. The aim is to improve interaction, listening, …
30th November 2020

‘Who’s in Charge?’ course a huge success

We have had another incredibly successful ‘Who’s in Charge?’ course with many confident and happy parents thanks to Lyn’s and Denise’s dedication to providing an excellent course. We were delighted to receive the following feedback from parents and carers who …
2nd November 2020

Music Mark Award

We are delighted to have been nominated by Slough Music Service for the Music Mark Award! Music Mark is a membership organisation that advocates for excellent music education for all children and young people. The organisation says; “Music makes an …
2nd October 2020

Congratulations to our Apprentices!

We are delighted to announce that our Apprentices successfully passed their Level 3 Specialist Support for Teaching and Learning in Schools Diploma! The training enabled the team to develop their knowledge and skills around child development, safeguarding, equality, diversity, and …
17th September 2020

Free Online Events in September

Parenting Special Children are running a number of events online via Zoom. They are free for Berkshire families (£5 refundable booking deposit) or at a nominal cost. Some events have a small number of tickets available for non-Berkshire families. Please …
15th September 2020