St Anne's School And Sixth Form College

To be a listening school and to ensure pupils feel secure, are encouraged to talk, and are listened too. To promote an ‘open door’ policy across the 24 hour setting (School and Residence), for parents, carers and children. To include in the curriculum, activities and opportunities which equip pupils to communicate their needs and skills to stay safe from harm. To establish effective working relationships with parents and colleagues from other agencies. To enable pupils to communicate and interact with others. Enable pupils to express preferences, communicate needs, make choices, make decisions and choose options other people act on and respect. Prepare pupils for adult life in which they have the greatest degree of autonomy. Increase pupil’s awareness and understanding of their environment and of the world. Encourage pupils to explore, to question and to challenge. Provide a wide range of learning experiences for each pupil in each key stage suitable for their age.