Dear visitor,

I am very pleased to write these few words of welcome on behalf of the staff, governors and pupils of Danecourt School. We hope this website will help you find out about the life of the school. I do hope that you find it useful, informative and reassuring.

We know that all parents want the best for their child and when your child has special needs, the choices may seem even more difficult. We believe that all children deserve the best educational opportunities. We aim to achieve this with a safe, secure and caring environment, where we use positive reinforcement, celebrate every success however small, and have fun. We want our children to be happy to come to school and we provide a range of educational, social and cultural activities that will allow them to flourish.

At Danecourt, we believe that every child is capable of achieving success and we celebrate every attainment. We aim to meet the needs of all our pupils and we know that we are successful, and our pupils have made good progress against their individual targets. We are proud of all our children and their range of achievements, not only in learning, but also in their social skills, the creative arts and sporting achievements.

The schools real strengths lie in its positive atmosphere created by the hardworking and dedicated staff, who create a happy, secure and challenging environment. We have very good adult to pupil ratio and this enables us to give our children high levels of support when it is needed. Our philosophy is to give individual attention when it is required but encourage all children to be as independent as possible both in their learning and in their social and personal development.

We are committed to supporting parents and we understand that as parents of a special needs child you may need additional advice and support to ensure that your child gets the best chances in life. We can also arrange for you to meet informally with other parents, who will tell you how Danecourt supports their child.

Obviously, no website will provide all the answers so please ask questions, make comments and above all, come and talk with the staff. We believe that education is a partnership between the children, parents and the school.

Thank you for taking the time to read the information in our website.

Yours faithfully,

John Somers, Headteacher