Highfield Littleport Academy is an area community special school catering for children from a wide area in Cambridgeshire. Places are offered to both girls and boys within a 2-19 year age range. All of our pupils have Education, Health and Care Plans, which will identify a significant and complex learning difficulties. Some may have associated behavioural problems, physical disabilities, sensory, communication or medical needs. The school is situated on the edge of the Fenland town Littleport in Cambridgeshire. It occupies large and attractively landscaped grounds and has a wealth of resources such as a hydrotherapy pool and well equipped sports hall. We enjoy very good relationships with local mainstream schools and are part of the Cambridgeshire Active Learning Trust hub. We all benefit from each others expertise, experiences, facilities and resources, working together to support inclusive practices.
The school is organised into key pathways of learning which students follow. There can sometimes be mixed age groups within these pathways as students are grouped according to degree of difficulty and category of need. Age is also broadly taken into consideration to ensure students are grouped with appropriate peers. More information on these pathways can be found on the pupils area of the website. Classes are small, staffed by a teacher and sufficient teaching assistants to ensure good staff to pupil ratio.
We aim that our learners are confident, happy and achieve to the best of their ability. Pupils enjoy learning and apply themselves exceptionally well. We are committed to improve the work of the school and welcome the support provided by parents, staff, governors and partners across a range of services. Click the link below to view a copy of our prospectus.
Highfield Littleport Prospectus and Information
Ethos and Values
At Highfield School we strive to provide a supportive, safe, nurturing and rich environment that ensures the best possible progress for all our learners. Our strap line 'Preparing for the Next Step' aims to equip our learners with the skills and attributes necessary for them to be the best they can be.
We celebrate the small and large steps of progress our learners make. We continually review and develop our provision to meet the changing needs of our school population. Communication, social and emotional needs are central to providing an outstanding level of provision. We aim to provide a fun, child centered and flexible curriculum that teaches skills for life and sets learners up well for their future.
Here at Highfield Littleport our ethos is underpinned by our six key learning values. Each area encompasses qualities we nurture and develop in our students on a daily basis. We started with five but the learners thought we needed to add kindness - so we did! In order to prepare our students for their next step we aim to instill some key values which will equip them for adult life.
Thinking - learning, sequencing and developing logic. We promote thinking skills in our learners to develop their ability to sequence elements to complete a task. They develop logic skills and realization of what they need to do to complete a task. Our Thinking Eagle helps us to remember to use these skills.
Independence - in learning and life. We develop independence in our learners to help prepare them for life after Highfield. We use our independent Monkey to help us to remember to use these skills.
Team Work - cooperating and working together. When out in everyday life it is important to be able to work as a team. We remember this skill with our Teamwork Lion at Highfield Littleport.
Resilience - keep trying even if things get tough Developing resilience in our learners at Highfield Littleport is very important as nothing goes right first time! We want our learners to keep trying even if things get tough. Then we want them to switch their attention between activities so that they are prepared for what life throws at them. Our Resilient Elephant helps us at school to remember to practice these skills.
Creativity - expressing ourselves positively and artistically. Creativity helps our learning flow and is a means of expression. Here is our creative giraffe showing all of the creative learning at Highfield Littleport.
Kindness - to all whom we encounter. Our students live and breathe our learning values in everything they do. The students were reflecting on their learning and recongnised that kindness is a theme that runs through everything we do at Highfield Littleport. They have added a new value - Kindness.
Please click the link below where you can find information on the ‘Highfield School Local Offer’ for information on physical provision at Highfield Littleport. You will also find our SEND Information report.
Highfield SEND Information Report
Highfield Littleport Academy is committed to ensuring the safety of all pupils and students. All staff and volunteers will be required to have a DBS check prior to working at the academy, and attend a child protection information session. A copy of the Safeguarding and Whistleblowing policies are available. Highfield Littleport Academy complies with the General Data Protection Regulations. Further information is available under the Safeguarding section of this website.
As we are a complex needs setting we do not have a named SENCo, however Yvonne Skillern holds the National Qualification for Special Educational Needs Coordination which is a statutory requirement. Please make contact if you need to via office@highfieldlittleport.org or by calling 01353 223301.
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