The Unicorn School

After our whole-school trip to the zoo, students put their new knowledge into action by turning Ock Island into Ock Island Zoo for the day!

Each year group worked together to create animals, enclosures, food, posters and activities, while our Year 12 students researched zoo careers and created a job vacancy board.

The only thing that didn't quite go to plan? Our balloon arch, which couldn't handle the heat! ☀️🎈 Scroll to the end to see what it ^should^ have looked like...!

Just before the end of term, the whole school went to Marwell Wildlife for a school trip. Our students were collecting information and ideas for our whole school project day that took place a few days later (more to follow on that!)

Huge thanks to our Year 11 work experience student, Johnny, for taking all of these photos! Johnny is going to study marketing at college in September and he was an enormous help during the busy end of term period!

Yesterday we hosted 16 students from the The University of Texas at Austin and their professor. They are in the UK on an AIFS (American Institute of Foreign Study) programme touring different schools and educational settings. They had a tour of both of our sites and heard talks on our UK SEND system, our specialist offer, our therapies and mental health support and our use of assistive tech.

It was a joy to welcome them back to The Unicorn School for the 4 year in a row! We can't wait to see you again next year.

We’re incredibly proud to share that we have successfully renewed our Gold Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools Award 🏅

Supporting mental health and wellbeing is fundamental to our ethos as a school, and retaining this award reflects the dedication of our staff and the strength of our whole community - pupils, families and colleagues alike.

One parent recently shared:
“My daughter has been to two mainstream schools and we have NEVER seen her so happy and thriving – she finally believes in herself and likes herself.”

This is why we do what we do.

We’re proud of this milestone, but we know this work never stands still. We remain committed to continuing to support the wellbeing of our pupils, our families and our staff, and to helping every child flourish every day.

Maths has never tasted so good! 🍬 Our KS2 students have been exploring bar charts this term, collecting data on their favourite sweets and bringing it to life through bar charts and pictograms.