wells park school
Essex
Welcome Wells Park School is a LA funded residential primary school which caters
for pupils between 5 and 11 years old, who have an educational statement for
social, emotional and mental health difficulties.The children board at Wells
Park School from Monday to Friday during term time and are referred to the
school by Essex County Council. The site is based in a semi-rural area of Essex,
close to the London Borough of Redbridge. Educational The education team at
Wells Park School strive to help children who have disengaged from school and
learning, to develop strategies to manage their behaviour in a classroom. With
small classes of up to ten pupils and a minimum of one teacher and one Higher
Level Teaching Assistant in each classroom, the staff at Wells Park are able to
introduce and maintain clear classroom boundaries for the pupils. Through
providing ability, rather than age, appropriate learning tasks, children at
Wells Park can experience success in learning and begin to engage and enjoy
learning in school. Residential The pupils arrive at school on a Monday morning
and leave on Friday, spending four evenings and nights at the school.
Residentially, the children are grouped according to their social needs into
four ‘houses’ of up to ten children and three care officers. The ‘houses’ have a
family feel to them and mirror the interests and personalities of the children
living there. As well as sharing breakfast and dinner with their ‘house’ the
children are encouraged to develop their self-help skills and to take on
responsibilities appropriate to their age and abilities. The children’s life
experiences and social skills are greatly enhanced through the variety of
activities provided throughout the week. The aim is to support families and
carers to enjoy positive experiences and relationships both with their child and
the school. Tokens There is a whole school Token Economy system which allows
children to earn tokens every ten minutes in school and fifteen minutes
residentially, for times when they are making positive choices with their
behaviour, such as listening to the adults, being in the right space with their
group and getting on with the set task. Our pupils are very motivated to earn
tokens as they can exchange their token slips for evening activities throughout
the week and saver trips at the end of each year.
