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Welcome to Riverston School
Our Aims and Ethos
At Riverston it is our goal and ethos to help young people thrive in a way that celebrates their unique and individual skills and talents. We believe that education is far more than exam grades; it is about young people developing into confident and happy lifelong learners who have the skills needed to be successful in the wider world. We believe in being future- focused, equipping our students with the tools they need to achieve whatever they want after they leave Riverston.
Explore Riverston School
Headteacher's welcome
Riverston is an outstanding provision for young people who are neurodivergent, catering for pupils with a range of moderate special educational needs including those with diagnoses including autism, ADHD, language disorders, mental health and specific learning difficulties.
We offer an aspirational curriculum for students who are working above, at or below (up to 3 years maximum) age related expectations. Our wide-ranging curriculum includes Entry Levels, Functional Skills, BTEC Levels 1 to 3, GCSEs and A Levels. Our individualised post-16 pathways include life skills and careers, ensuring we are future-focused and preparing our young people for life beyond school.
Riverston has an extensive and expert on-site therapy team, ensuring all students benefit from our integrated therapeutic support. Our HCPC qualified Speech and Language therapists, Occupational therapists and Dramatherapists offer specialist, targeted and universal approaches that enable all of our students to access all aspects of school.
We also offer a wide-ranging enrichment programme of sports, stretch and challenge clubs, and engaging activities including Dungeons and Dragons, E-Sports, Driving Theory, BSL and Roller-skating to name but a few. With inclusivity at the heart of all we do, we pride ourselves on being innovative and ambitious in how we support young people to access school fully and be part of our thriving community.
As a community full of young people, many of whom have found traditional Secondary School challenging, we operate with a high level of welfare support and we are trauma-informed in the way we work with our pupils. Riverston’s focus is on making a real difference to children’s and families’ lives – now and in the future.
Many Riverston students go on to Further Education, university, apprenticeships and employment. We hope that you will come and visit us and discover that what we offer is different from anything you have seen before.
Guy Baker, Headteacher
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