School Organisation
St. Luke’s Primary School first opened in September 2002. The school is one of two special schools created by North Lincolnshire Council as a result of the reorganisation of the former special school provision in the area. The other special school is St. Hugh’s Communication and Interaction Specialist College for pupils aged from 11 – 19 years.
There are 12 ‘mainstream’ classes for children aged between 3 and 11 years organised according to the age of the children. The vast majority of children are placed in a class with other children of a similar age. They are taught mainly by a small class team consisting of their class teacher and two or three teaching assistants.
The classes vary in size, each having 9 or 10 children. Inevitably, there is a wide range in the abilities and needs of the children in each class.
The school aims to provide an inclusive education. We try to ensure that all pupils have full access to the activities that are appropriate to his or her needs. We also do provide at least one adult to every three or four children in each class so that it is possible to offer a range of 1:1 and small group activities as well as whole class activities. No pupil has a personal teaching assistant.
Every classroom has plenty of space and is well-equipped. Special features include:
- an absence of steps and other barriers to children with mobility problems
- specialist hoist facilities for the safe moving and handling of children with physical disabilities
- toilets and specially equipped hygiene areas nearby
- a small ‘quiet room’ that can be used to teaching individual children or small groups in a relatively distraction-free setting
- carpeted areas in the classroom which can be used for physiotherapy
- specialist switches and touch screens for computers for children who cannot use a standard keyboard and a mouse
- an outside teaching area directly off the classroom
Each class has access to range of facilities in the school. There is a wide range of resources for computer assisted learning. The building is on a single level. It has a hydrotherapy pool. In addition, it has separate PE and dining halls, specialist music, cookery and art/craft rooms and school grounds for PE, adventure play and environmental education. The teaching areas are spacious and each classroom has a withdrawal room for work in a minimal distraction setting.
An important feature of the school is the specialist provision for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and children with autism. This provision includes 1 specialist class - a class for some children with PMLD and a morning group for some children with profound communication difficulties though not all have a diagnosis of autism. In these two classes, there is a heavy emphasis upon providing structures and activities that promote children’s progress that cannot easily be provided in the ‘mainstream’ classes.
There are 12 ‘mainstream’ classes for children aged between 3 and 11 years organised according to the age of the children. The vast majority of children are placed in a class with other children of a similar age. They are taught mainly by a small class team consisting of their class teacher and two or three teaching assistants.
The classes vary in size, each having 9 or 10 children. Inevitably, there is a wide range in the abilities and needs of the children in each class.
The school aims to provide an inclusive education. We try to ensure that all pupils have full access to the activities that are appropriate to his or her needs. We also do provide at least one adult to every three or four children in each class so that it is possible to offer a range of 1:1 and small group activities as well as whole class activities. No pupil has a personal teaching assistant.
Every classroom has plenty of space and is well-equipped. Special features include:
- an absence of steps and other barriers to children with mobility problems
- specialist hoist facilities for the safe moving and handling of children with physical disabilities
- toilets and specially equipped hygiene areas nearby
- a small ‘quiet room’ that can be used to teaching individual children or small groups in a relatively distraction-free setting
- carpeted areas in the classroom which can be used for physiotherapy
- specialist switches and touch screens for computers for children who cannot use a standard keyboard and a mouse
- an outside teaching area directly off the classroom
Each class has access to range of facilities in the school. There is a wide range of resources for computer assisted learning. The building is on a single level. It has a hydrotherapy pool. In addition, it has separate PE and dining halls, specialist music, cookery and art/craft rooms and school grounds for PE, adventure play and environmental education. The teaching areas are spacious and each classroom has a withdrawal room for work in a minimal distraction setting.
An important feature of the school is the specialist provision for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and children with autism. This provision includes 1 specialist class - a class for some children with PMLD and a morning group for some children with profound communication difficulties though not all have a diagnosis of autism. In these two classes, there is a heavy emphasis upon providing structures and activities that promote children’s progress that cannot easily be provided in the ‘mainstream’ classes.
