At Hope Tree School we provide a learning environment which allows every child to learn through access to The National Curriculum. The broad and balanced curriculum on offer is adapted to support and challenge each individual.

Hope Tree School provides an environment which strives to engage all children and enable them to want to learn by fostering their natural curiosity and developing a lifelong interest in learning. Hope Tree School offers both a holistic and an individualised approach to learning that is oriented towards the needs of each student. Feeling safe and supported is fundamental to any student’s readiness to learn and is prioritised at Hope Tree School. Our focus on building positive and trusting relationships and a sense of belonging enables our students to develop the inherent sense of safety they need to then move towards accessing the school curriculum.

It is our belief that how we teach is fundamental to the success of our students and we use a range of strategies to enable all students to access curriculum content, develop essential study skills and build stamina for the day-to-day life of school. By recognising students’ individual needs, and having a broad range of resources to hand we can help them to realise their hopes and dreams and fulfil their potential. Lessons are carefully planned around the individual learning and developmental needs of our students.

By keeping class sizes small, providing small group learning and 1:1 interventions as needed, all students will be able to close gaps in previous learning and create sound educational and life skill foundations for
taking more formal examinations and qualifications at the end of Year 11.

Students arrive at Hope Tree School at a range of points in the academic year having had variable experiences at their previous educational settings and some may have been out of school for a period of time. All students will be offered an individualised and robust transition plan to enable them to access the educational opportunities available to them at school.

Learning at Hope Tree School is delivered in a variety of ways. These include:

– subject-specific lessons

– cross-curricular teaching

– interest-led learning

– outdoor-based learning opportunities

– whole school and class-based off-site trips.