About Wyvern

We focus on children learning through play, helping them to develop their communication and social skills. There are also opportunities for pupils to learn alongside their peers at our campus partners ‘St Nicks’ and at Scallywags.

Alongside the on-going development of communication and social skills we also concentrate on developing basic literacy and numeracy skills, providing a rich and stimulating programme of study based on the National Curriculum. Educational targets are broken down into small steps enabling all children to learn and achieve. We endeavour to build strong links with our mainstream partners creating opportunities for children to work and play alongside their peers.

Our secondary education is geared to the individual strengths and abilities of each pupil. Young people are able to access specialist teaching from our partner secondary school. Dependent on individual strengths and abilities, subjects available include drama, art, dance, science and modern foreign languages. All students achieve nationally recognised qualifications including ASDAN Personal Progress and, where appropriate, entry level qualifications in English, mathematics, science and ICT.

Students are given the knowledge and skills needed to live fulfilling adult lives. They have opportunities to participate in enterprise learning which helps equip them for work situations along with developing life and independent living skills. Work experience and work-related learning forms a central part of the sixth form curriculum. all students visit local further education providers and many have extended placements there to assist with making choices when they leave.

To provide a learning community which gives every young person the opportunity to develop their full potential in learning through our knowledge, care, commitment, friendship and the appreciation of every individual achievement.

To be ‘more than just a school’, committed to making a difference to the lives of young people and their families by valuing and respecting everyone as individuals and as part of an inclusive society.

As a Co-operative academy, our values are determined as stated in our articles of association, as follows:

1.34.1. the Co-operative Values as set out in the Statement on the Co-operative Identity of the International Cooperative Alliance (being at the date of registration of the Academy Trust self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity, solidarity, honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others);

1.34.2. the Co-operative Principles as set out in the Statement on the Co-operative Identity of the International Cooperative Alliance;

1.34.3. supporting the Special Academy in:

1.34.3.1. being a school which serves the community and sets out to be owned, valued and sustained by the community it serves;

1.34.3.2. working directly and with other mutual organisations to combat social exclusion and deprivation and to build a sustainable and vibrant community and local economy;

1.34.3.3. providing learners with a global perspective rooted in the values set out in this Article, helping them to become responsible and articulate citizens in a global economy affected by rapid environmental and economic change;

1.34.3.4. actively participating in the work and activities of the Schools Co-operative Society and providing and receiving support through the mutual support network for schools established by the Schools’ Cooperative Society.