INCLUDE | INNOVATE | INSPIRE
Welcome to Riverston School
Our Aims and Ethos
Riverston School provides a warm, caring and stimulating environment where children will learn new skills. We excel at providing each child with the right skills to prepare them for life in the wider world. We are part of a community characterised by a profound respect for and encouragement of diversity, where important differences among children and adults are celebrated. What drives us is ensuring that children have the best possible life chances and that they are not limited by the perceptions of themselves and what they might achieve in life.
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HEADTEACHER'S WELCOME
I am delighted to welcome you to Riverston School and College. If we have the pleasure of you visiting in person, you will quickly see we are a very unique setting with the reality of inclusion at our core. We are an independent school in the heart of London, and reflect the diversity that surrounds us. Our students reach across all abilities and backgrounds. Our small classes and nurturing environment provides the platform for success that a traditional educational setting cannot provide. Many of our students come from a place of broken relationships with the school system, difficult experiences in their peer relationships or a lack of empathy and understanding from professionals working with them. We look to repair relationships and trust in the school system so that students feel safe enough, and happy enough, to reach their academic potential.
Our extensive therapy team including drama therapy, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy, allow us to cater for students with wide ranging needs, including those with mental health difficulties as well as learning needs. We offer a broad and rich curriculum which includes GCSEs, A Levels and BTECs, alongside a range of life skills courses that help prepare our young people for life beyond secondary education. Our future focused ethos means we take a very child centred approached and look to tailor our provision to the needs of each individual, leading them to where they want be in adulthood. Whether that is further education, employment or simply being able to live independently, our focus is on the child and family voice and their hopes and aspirations. We very much hope you will have the chance to visit our fantastic school, so we can show you our ethos and values in practice.
Guy Baker, Headteacher
💙Include | Innovate | Inspire💙
Riverston School provides a warm, caring and stimulating environment where children will learn new skills. We excel at providing each child with the right skills to prepare them for life in the wider world. We are part of a community characterised by a profound respect for and encouragement of diversity, where important differences among children and adults are celebrated. What drives us is ensuring that children have the best possible life chances and that they are not limited by the perceptions of themselves and what they might achieve in life.
Oct 11
It is now commonly recognised that that young people have a better chance of fulfilling their educational and personal potential if they have opportunities to further develop their social and relationship skills, learn about emotions, and build on their strengths. One of the ways we support the wellbeing of students at Riverston is by having two Drama therapists working with a selection of our students. Our Drama therapists draw on their knowledge of theatre and therapy to help people to access psychological therapy. This may include drama, story making, music, movement, and art, allowing for verbal and non-verbal exploration of important themes. This can be particularly helpful in times where finding the words to express what you are feeling can be challenging.
If you or your young person is in need of support, we have included a photo with a list of some of the places that our Dramatherapists recommend.
Oct 10
Year 8 students have been letting their creativity shine through block painting in their Textiles lesson with Ms Cronin🧵🎨🖌️
Here students are using a variety of colours and materials to create their grand design which we think are absolutely brilliant!
#textiles #riverstonschool #blockprinting #creative #texture #masterpiece
Oct 8
