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Mountwood Academy |
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An Introduction...
Mountwood Academy is situated in the centre of Preston, Lancashire. It is set in its own leafy grounds with ample parking and garden areas. It is easily accessible from major road and rail networks.
Mountwood offers twenty four hour, seven days per week, high quality holistic educational and residential care provision for up to twenty five students with statements of special needs, boys and girls, aged 10 to 17, on 38 and 52 week placements. Five of the places will be available for day students and up to five will be available for young people living in our small specialist residential home.
All provision at Mountwood will be consistent with current legislation regarding the care and education of young people with special needs.
A Description of Mountwood Academy
Mountwood Academy is a residential and day independent special school situated in the centre of Preston Lancashire.
Mountwood offers both school and residential facilities in clearly delineated areas on the same campus, both with disabled access. Mountwood is equipped with ramps, lift, wide corridors and doors, and disabled toilet and bathroom facilities. Other specialist equipment will be provided for individual young people as the need arises.
The school is well equipped with general purpose classrooms, a library area, an assembly hall and a general technology area. There are also good facilities for ICT throughout the school, together with office space and meeting rooms.
All students will follow a modified National Curriculum personalised to their unique individual and special needs. The school will operate for 25 taught hours per week, in addition to morning break and lunch breaks.
The living area is on two levels and features kitchen/dining areas, lounge/living areas, a disabled bathroom, garden and play areas, a lift and 15 spacious single en-suite bedrooms spread over two floors. The floors are separated to cater for young people with physical disabilities on the ground floor, while the more physically able will reside on the first floor. Each floor will have its own activities during the evening and weekends to retain a ‘home’ environment with smaller groups. Of course the young people are able to socialise together between the floors as they make friends within the school, however we feel smaller groups will allow the young people to gain individuality and increased fulfilment. The living area is warm, comforting and inviting. It is furnished and decorated to a high standard.
The school and living area function independently but alongside each other to create a ‘holistic approach’ in meeting the academic and social needs of each individual learner. This is a learning centred philosophy that wraps all provision around the learner to maximise their chance of success.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision describes what we are setting out to achieve and our mission describes what we need to do to be successful.
Vision
To be recognised as an outstanding school and care provision for children and young people with learning and physical disabilities.
Mission
To ensure that all children and young people in our care make significant measureable progress in order to maximise their chances of achieving the five key outcomes of Every Child Matters. (Stay Safe, Be Healthy, Enjoy and Achieve, Make a Positive Contribution, Achieve Economic Well-being)
Contact us
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For more information, please contact us on either:
- Telephone: (01524) 784344
- Fax: (01524) 784355
- E-Mail: info@rocnorthwest.co.uk