SENAD GROUP
Maple View School
Prospectus 2024/2025
Our Values
Kindness
The school's key aims are for our children to:
Be happy, safe and active members of the school and connect with the wider community
At Maple View, we believe that a key part of our personal growth and development is about how we connect with the world around us and how we connect with others. Personal, social, health, and economic education (PSHE) is at the heart of the curriculum, and intertwined into daily activities, with a focus on social development. Equipping children with the skills and resilience required to participate within a range of communities safely and effectively. We belong to the ‘Kindness School ‘programme and daily acts of kindness are encouraged and celebrated. Children also access horticulture and small animal care, Forest School and community-based activities ensuring that children have a rich culture capital offer. Develop a love of learning At Maple View we want to develop a love of learning. Children follow an individualised curriculum pathway focussing on EHCP Outcomes. Making learning both functional and fun is important, whilst ensuring that children are exposed to daily literacy, numeracy and PSHE activities. Individual and group therapy sessions take place within the classroom, within therapy rooms, outdoors or in the community throughout the school day, with communication and sensory regulation at the heart of the programmes.
Develop self-care and independent living skills
Develop their social, communication and academic skills to their full potential
Self-manage their behaviour
In order to live a rich and fulfilling life.
Welcome to Maple View School
Maple View School is a small independent specialist school for children with moderate to severe learning difficulties, aged 6 to 16 years. It is located in Mackworth, a suburb of Derby, the school is a short distance from the City Centre.
At Maple View, we cater for children with a range of needs such as: • Autism • Moderate to severe learning difficulties • Speech, language and communication difficulties
We offer day and 52-week residential placements and may also consider term time residential placements.
We have a multi-disciplinary team approach which encompasses education, care and therapy to ensure that all areas of our pupils’ Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) are met. We have access to a range of professionals including Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, psychotherapy, Psychiatry and Physiotherapy.
Theresa Mills Head Teacher
The Curriculum The curriculum offer at Maple View School is unique to each child and developed from their EHCP outcomes. All children access literacy, numeracy and PSHE at a level appropriate to their development. There is also a wider focus encompassing communication, self-help skills, social skills, community and creative expression. We create opportunities for the children to explore new interests and activities to enhance their personal development. The children engage in mainly classroom based learning in the mornings and in whole school activities in the afternoons such as horticulture, small animal care, forest school, swimming, music where they have the opportunity to work with peers from different classes and to explore the wider community. A half-termly book, accessible to all of the children regardless of ability, is the focus of whole-school cross-curricular planning. It encompasses music, art, literacy, science and the humanities and of course supports reading and a developing love of books.
Individual and group therapy sessions take place within the classroom, within therapy rooms, outdoors or in the community throughout the school day.
We are a kindness school, encouraging and celebrating acts of kindness during the school day.
The school day is from 9:00- 3.00 Monday – Friday.
Class sizes are between 3 and 5 students in each of the 5 classes. Children are grouped according to their age, ability, communication style, social dynamics and sensory needs.
Maple View School is just what my son needs. His learning is individual as are his targets, he has one to one support, he receives his speech and language therapy on site, he enjoys the sensory room and garden and loves joining in with music lessons. It is a
happy school with a friendly atmosphere.
Parent
Our son is valued for his uniqueness with all staff, drawing on his strengths to support his learning and development. This gives him the opportunity for him to achieve, and become the wonderful young person he is.
Parent
What Ofsted Say......
The quality of education is exceptional. Leaders have created a broad and ambitious curriculum that meets pupils’ individual needs. Communication, literacy and numeracy form the core curriculum Leaders have thought carefully about the key knowledge pupils should learn and when.
Pupils are provided with an exceptional quality of education. Staff have high expectations of each pupil. Pupils are enthusiastic about their activities and learning.
Leaders adapt the curriculum excellently. They maintain the curriculum’s ambition, and expertly meet the needs of pupils with special, educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Teachers and teaching assistants skilfully and precisely adapt the curriculum to meet these pupils’ needs.
My son has been engaging in more school work than ever before, as the curriculum has been set at the appropriate age and ability for him. He wants to engage and I really enjoy hearing about his school day. I cannot express how happy I am to see him progressing at Maple View, both in school and socially. He has become a wonderful young man and has a new level of independence which is fantastic to see. Hearing about the friends he is making makes me burst with pride and admiration for him. Parent
Activities & Facilities Although we are a small school we have a wide range of facilities on site. These include a sensory room and OT room, each packed with a range of resources to support children’s individual programs. Outside we have a cycle track, a small games field, playground equipment and a trampoline to support both structured and unstructured play sessions. We have also developed our outdoor learning provision and have on-site forest school, horticulture and small animal areas in which the children are given the opportunity to care for and nurture the plants and animals and to develop an appreciation of nature. These sessions mainly take place in the afternoons, alongside dance, art a range of musical activities, therapist-led play sessions, yoga, PE and Commando Joes in which both physical and mental skills are developed. The children also have the opportunity to engage in off-site activities including swimming lessons, Cycle Derby, horse-riding and cultural and community activities. And of course we must not forget our two school dogs, Teddy and Martha.
Residential Homes
Our Home provides residential placements for up to up to 7 children. As within the school, the ethos of Maple View Children’s Home is our individualised approach. Every element of the Child’s care plan is bespoke to them; whether that be the number of nights they stay, their specific routine, the input from professional services, diet, cultural and religious preferences. The Home and school are one building, supporting any difficulties with transitions. There are three spacious lounges and two kitchens, each child has a room of their own, personalised for them ready for their arrival and with en-suite facilities. The school facilities are available to the residential children to use after school, at weekends and during school holidays. In addition the care team plan activities and trips in line with the children’s interests.
Our son transitioned to Maple View School in January 2023, after a long period out of formal education. During his transition, we were fully supported as a family He has started to settle well and has been afforded the utmost care and understanding. We, as his parents, feel very confident in both the school and home. We feel our son is safe, happy and able to make the most of the variety of learning and social opportunities available, of which there are many! The school have bought resources which meet his very individual and specific learning needs. He is now able to access learning in a way that best meets his needs, meaning he is developing new skills and building upon existing skills and abilities at his own pace. The bespoke style of support is outstanding and gives our son the best possible opportunity to learn, develop as a person and find his place in society.
Parent
Health and Wellbeing
Good health and wellbeing are promoted at Maple View through the curriculum and daily practice; we believe the promotion of a healthy lifestyle is an essential aspect of supporting physical and emotional wellbeing. All children have access to support from Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Clinical Psychology and also music and art therapists.
Our residential students are registered with the local GP, Dentist and Optician and also have access to psychiatry.
Referral and Assessments
We're able to offer a range of flexible placement options including day, 52 week, term time and weekly residential. We offer a free, no obligation suitability assessment.
Parents/carers Please complete our online form or call 01332 378840 Option 1 Ext 1
LA consultations
Please email referrals@senadgroup.com or call 01332 378840 Option 1 Ext 2
Contact
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Admissions
Maple View School 305a Prince Charles Avenue Mackworth Derby DE22 4LL
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