Linburn Academy

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Linburn Academy is a secondary school for pupils with additional support needs arising from profound and complex learning difficulties. We aim to provide a stimulating, wide-ranging curriculum that builds on the strengths of each pupil. In a warm and friendly atmosphere, we encourage pupils to flourish and develop their educational, personal, and social potentials.
We look forward to working in partnership with parents to establish a sound knowledge of their child which will enable us to work together to meet their needs.
Linburn is a single-level, purpose-built school with wheelchair access. The capacity of the building is 35 pupils, housed in 6 classrooms. The school also has a home economics room, a sensory room, and a general-purpose hall/dining room. Parents should note that the working capacity of the school may vary depending upon the number of pupils at each stage and how the classes are organized.
Linburn Academy offers education to secondary school-aged pupils who have additional support needs arising from complex learning difficulties. Our pupils have a wide range of educational needs. Some are operating at a very early stage of development and need a high level of support to enable them to interact with their environment. Some communicate using augmentative and additional means of communication. Others have fluent speech and good comprehension. Many face additional barriers to learning, including communication disorders, emotional and behavioral difficulties, sensory and physical disabilities, and the effects of drugs administered to control seizures.
As we progress to the adoption of the Curriculum for Excellence for all children in the 3-18 age range our curriculum policy has been reviewed. In a curriculum for excellence (The Curriculum Review Group 2004), the national review group makes the following statements. The curriculum should support all young people in different ways to achieve their potential.
Those values underpin our approach to developing a curriculum for excellence at Linburn Academy. Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible, and enriched curriculum from 3 to 18. The curriculum includes the totality of experiences that are planned for children and young people through their education, wherever they are being educated. It is underpinned by the values inscribed on the mace of the Scottish Parliament - wisdom, justice, compassion, and integrity.
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 introduced a new framework for providing for children and young people who require some additional help with their learning. This Act replaces the Record of Need legislation and aims to ensure that all children and young people are provided with the necessary support to help them work towards achieving their full potential. It also promotes collaborative working among all those supporting children and young people.

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