Welcome to The Pines AT REDGATE
Welcome to The Pines AT REDGATE
In The Pines:
In The Pines:
We LEARN
We LEARN
We COLLABORATE
We COLLABORATE
We NURTURE
We NURTURE
We GROW
We GROW
We are SAFE
We are SAFE
We were delighted in September 2019 to open The Pines SEN unit for children with significant developmental delay, as well as sensory and physical Complex Needs. The Pines is a wonderful addition to our Redgate family, and in such a short time it has already enriched the lives of everyone within our school and wider community.
We were delighted in September 2019 to open The Pines SEN unit for children with significant developmental delay, as well as sensory and physical Complex Needs. The Pines is a wonderful addition to our Redgate family, and in such a short time it has already enriched the lives of everyone within our school and wider community.
The Pines currently consists of four classrooms which cater for a wide range of children from Reception to Year 6. Our classes are called ; Dragonflies, Natterjacks, Woodpeckers and Foxes.
The Pines currently consists of four classrooms which cater for a wide range of children from Reception to Year 6. Our classes are called ; Dragonflies, Natterjacks, Woodpeckers and Foxes.
Within The Pines each classroom has its own dedicated outdoor classroom of which the children have free access throughout the day where skilled staff take the learning to the children within the outdoors.
Within The Pines each classroom has its own dedicated outdoor classroom of which the children have free access throughout the day where skilled staff take the learning to the children within the outdoors.
We also have quiet areas outside the classrooms as well a kitchen and snack area which children can access with staff throughout the day. We have a fully equipped disabled bathroom with a wet room, shower and changing bed solely for our pupils within The Pines. We are also very excited to have recently opened our very own bespoke sensory regulation space - The Burrow. This wonderful new resource ensures that the children have a safe and exciting space where they are able to regulate themselves alongside our skilled staff.
We also have quiet areas outside the classrooms as well a kitchen and snack area which children can access with staff throughout the day. We have a fully equipped disabled bathroom with a wet room, shower and changing bed solely for our pupils within The Pines. We are also very excited to have recently opened our very own bespoke sensory regulation space - The Burrow. This wonderful new resource ensures that the children have a safe and exciting space where they are able to regulate themselves alongside our skilled staff.
Within our base we currently have 3 teaching staff, 12 teaching assistants and 10 1:1 support assistants who are all supported by our Pines Assistant Head Louise Dean, EYFS Lead Marti Fallon and SENDCo Beth Kiernan.
Within our base we currently have 3 teaching staff, 12 teaching assistants and 10 1:1 support assistants who are all supported by our Pines Assistant Head Louise Dean, EYFS Lead Marti Fallon and SENDCo Beth Kiernan.
Staff, children and families within the Pines are also supported by many outside professionals such as speech and language, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists. This ensures that staff are kept up to date with new therapies and interventions which benefit our children and their families.
Staff, children and families within the Pines are also supported by many outside professionals such as speech and language, Occupational therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists. This ensures that staff are kept up to date with new therapies and interventions which benefit our children and their families.
For many children and young people, changing schools or entering school for the first time can be worrying, and for others it is a time of excitement and apprehension. At this time, it is the Pines overarching aim to ensure that processes are as seamless as possible so as to ensure that the pupil settles in, adapts effectively to our environment and that families feel supported in the knowledge that the most appropriate placement has been secured for their child in order to meet their developmental and complex needs.
For many children and young people, changing schools or entering school for the first time can be worrying, and for others it is a time of excitement and apprehension. At this time, it is the Pines overarching aim to ensure that processes are as seamless as possible so as to ensure that the pupil settles in, adapts effectively to our environment and that families feel supported in the knowledge that the most appropriate placement has been secured for their child in order to meet their developmental and complex needs.
It is very much the aim that the children will experience a truly inclusive and developmentally appropriate learning environment. Therefore, the children attending The Pines will join their friends within our mainstream provision, whenever possible, for school activities, ensuring that they are very much a part of the Redgate School community.
It is very much the aim that the children will experience a truly inclusive and developmentally appropriate learning environment. Therefore, the children attending The Pines will join their friends within our mainstream provision, whenever possible, for school activities, ensuring that they are very much a part of the Redgate School community.
