At Camberwell Park, the pupils and their holistic needs are at the heart of everything we do. The starting point for learning is a positive ethos and climate of respect and trust-based upon shared values across the school community, including parents of children and the pupils themselves. We celebrate the diversity in the school and the richness it brings to our school community.
At the core of Camberwell Park School is the right of all the learners to an outstanding education and supported access to all articles in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The school will provide a safe, fun, happy, and healthy learning environment that meets each pupil’s holistic and individual needs. The pupil’s social and emotional needs continue to be considered and given high status as part of their overall learning. We pride ourselves on the outstanding behavior and safety of all pupils.
The pupils, who present a range of learning difficulties and disabilities, remain at the heart of the school. We will support our pupils to be community citizens through respect and celebration of the varied cultures, racial backgrounds, languages are spoken and individual characteristics which they represent. Their views will be sought and valued in all aspects of school life including the curriculum and what helps them learn including the curriculum and what helps them learn about life in modern Britain.
At Camberwell Park School we recognize the importance of evaluating and reviewing all aspects of school life to ensure we maintain and build on our high standards. To do this rigorously and coherently, the school has an annual program of self -evaluation which includes responsibilities for self-evaluation held by senior leaders, classroom staff, and governors.
Our program of self-evaluation includes a range of activities including lesson observations, monitoring of teacher planning and assessments, learning walks around school, monitoring of the budget, monitoring of attendance and behavior records, etc.
School governors are involved in a range of other important tasks, working with senior leaders to ensure we provide the best for our pupils. This includes participating in interview panels for new staff, participating in learning walks around the school, and attending school events. The Governors are also involved together with an external assessor in Head Teacher Performance Management. The governors are currently working closely with the school to revisit the school vision for the next 5 years, building on our already outstanding practice and shaping the future together for our pupils, their families, and the community.
Camberwell Park provides an outreach service to mainstream primary schools across the north of Manchester to support the inclusion of pupils with a range of SEND. It is a whole-school approach that enables us to match the specialized skills of our experienced staff to the needs of the schools that request support. We currently have 50 schools in our area that can contact us for support and advice in assisting pupils to access learning.
Our curriculum enables children to learn to develop the necessary skills to build self-esteem, respect others, defend those in need, resolve conflict without resorting to violence, question, and challenge, and make informed choices.
Children and young people are encouraged to express and discuss their ideas, thoughts, and feelings through a variety of activities and have access to a range of opportunities that promote the fundamental British values of tolerance, respect, understanding, and empathy for others, which supports their social, spiritual and moral well-being as well as their physical and mental health.
Our approach to working with parents/carers is one of transparency and honesty we aim to do this in partnership with you. In most cases, parents and carers will be informed when concerns are raised about the safety and welfare of their child. Parents and carers will be allowed to address any concerns raised.
The Deputy Headteacher / Headteacher will make every effort to inform parent/carers if a referral is to be made to Children's Services or any other agency.Parents/carers will not be informed if it is believed that doing so would put the child at further risk. In such cases, the Deputy Headteacher or Headteacher will seek advice from Children’s Services.
All staff in Camberwell Park School work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children whilst acting in their best interest. All staff is PROUD to work at Camberwell Park School and embrace the key principles and expectations of Government legislation and Guidance as well as Manchester's Safeguarding Children's Board (MSCB) in protecting children and supporting their families by providing help for families to stay together. They are passionate about the children and know them well enough to care and know when things are a cause of concern they are Respectful of all of our pupils and support them through periods of difficulty and help them to cope with adversity and support them in developing positive strategies that help them become resilient. They are Organised and know who to report concerns to and what action to take they are Understanding the needs of the pupils and their families and work with other professionals to ensure the holistic needs of the children are met. They are dedicated to the children and meet their responsibilities in helping keep them safe.
