Meet our team

Welcome to Castle Garden School

Castle Garden School promises to be a truly special provision and we are focused on creating a supportive, happy, stimulating, and healthy environment for autistic children. It is an exciting and wonderful opportunity for myself and for staff to be involved in establishing a new school that will quickly grow into a community.

My experience both as a teacher and Headteacher in a variety of special schools, along with additional medical and mental health roles, has forged my commitment to ensuring a working partnership between the children, their families, clinicians, support staff, teachers and all external agencies. I know effective partnerships come from trust that is built through good communication and transparency.

We will always prioritise safeguarding and put the child at the centre of everything we do. It will be integral to our approach that we ask and accept the pupils’ preferences whilst still developing their ability to navigate the world around them. The school will be aspirational in our expectations with a curriculum that is appropriate for their ability and delivered using a range of strategies underpinned by an understanding of autism and any individual needs. We have a curriculum that will be enjoyable, as well as broad and balanced, that will allow pupils to flourish.

The pupils will be supported by staff who are well-trained, with a growth mindset, who strive to constantly improve their practice in a school that can evolve to consistently meet the needs of the pupils.