Barnsley local authority commissions an agreed number of places within these schools.
Pupils will have an education, health, and care plan (EHCP). Places are allocated via the formal EHC consultation process.
Places in specialist settings are for pupils with an EHCP whose identified needs cannot be met within a mainstream school or a resource provision.
The local authority is continually reviewing the need within borough. New places and provisions are continually being explored and developed to meet the ever-changing needs of our communities.
Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 (ages 5 – 11 years)
Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: Opened in September 2023, Newstead is committed to creating an inclusive environment where every student can thrive and truly be the very best that they can be.
Newstead’s curriculum is heavily shaped by children’s individual needs, strengths, interests and abilities. Newstead have their core curriculum offer that all children follow but then this is highly personalised to each child. Each child’s EHCP- their outcomes, targets and goals will greatly shape their personalised offer and will determine the vision for their personalised curriculum and work plans.
Primary needs: Social, emotional and mental health / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Overview: As a satellite of Newstead, Hunningley Satellite will open Autumn term 2024.
Hunningley Satellite will offer a curriculum that is heavily shaped by children’s individual needs, strengths, interests and abilities. Hunningley Satellite will deliver a core curriculum offer that is highly personalised to each child. Each child’s EHCP- their outcomes, targets and goals will greatly shape their personalised offer and will determine the vision for their personalised curriculum and work plans.
Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (ages 11 – 16 years)
Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: Abbey @ Horizon provides a personalised education offer that enjoys the benefits of mainstream provision whilst supported by highly trained specialist staff. No child should be limited by the constraints of a setting, at the Horizon Hub pupils enjoy the best of both worlds; mainstream and special.
Through the close working relationship with partner school Horizon Community College and the expertise and experience of staff at Abbey School they have developed a curriculum based upon extensive research that allows pupils the freedom to explore their skills and abilities in mainstream but come back into the Hub to keep their core skills in numeracy and literacy moving forwards at their own pace.
Primary needs: Communication and Interaction / Autism Spectrum Disorder
Barnsley Campus West Riding is for pupils aged 11-16 predominantly with Communication and Interaction as their primary need. The children and young people may also experience mild to moderate developmental delays and a co-existing diagnosis such as Autism Spectrum Conditions, social and emotional mental health needs, including other special educational needs and disabilities such as cognition and learning.
Foundation – Post 16 (ages 3 – 19)
Primary needs: Profound and multiple learning disability
Overview: Greenacre is a special school educating children and young people aged 3-19 with severe and complex needs.
Many children attending Greenacre experience severe learning difficulties. Roughly speaking this means that out of 100 children of the same age, 99 would be showing more advanced skills, knowledge and understanding and be able to communicate more effectively. For some of the children attending Greenacre, roughly 80 of the same age would be showing more advanced skills, knowledge and understanding and would be able to communicate more effectively. These children experience other barriers to learning such as communication and interaction difficulties of complex physical and/or medical conditions.
Key Stage 1 – Key Stage 4 (ages 5 – 16)
Primary needs: Social, emotional and mental health
Overview: Springwell Special School is a special academy catering for pupils with severe and complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties (SEMH).
Springwell’s offer ensures every pupil meets the objectives set out in their Education Health and Care Plan. Springwell provides a broad, balanced and challenging curriculum, which prepares pupils for their next steps whilst modelling and nurturing positive relationships and strong partnerships.
Key Stage 2 – Key Stage 4 – (ages 7 – 16)
Primary needs: Cognition and Learning
Overview: Our youngest pupils are just beginning to learn to read and write when they start at Pennine View and we support them to be able to achieve Entry Level certification in English and Maths Functional Skills by the time they leave Year 11.
Our Pennine View School curriculum is carefully developed to match the context of our school, to build on learning from home and previous mainstream education and to meet our aims and values.