Harbour Vale School

Harbour Vale School Harbour Vale School is a learning centre for secondary aged pupils (11-16)

29/11/2024

Our level 1 Occupational Studies lessons in preparation for college courses are now fully underway, with students taking part in the practical elements

17/10/2024

We returned to Hummer Woods yesterday and had the fantastic opportunity of assisting Ian from The Woodland Trust and Angela from The Ernest Cook Trust at planting new trees. We checked the ground and surrounding habitats before planting our trees. We have each new tree a name and saved the what3word location so that we can check our trees in years to come.

This morning our year 10 students attempted to clone cauliflower using PPE and a sterile environment.
15/10/2024

This morning our year 10 students attempted to clone cauliflower using PPE and a sterile environment.

Our year 10 students are out today for interactive careers workshops at Weymouth College, learning new skills and embrac...
03/07/2024

Our year 10 students are out today for interactive careers workshops at Weymouth College, learning new skills and embracing their options post 16

Ahead of Sherborne Pride this Sunday our KS3 students designed another window display for Oliver's Coffee House
02/07/2024

Ahead of Sherborne Pride this Sunday our KS3 students designed another window display for Oliver's Coffee House

12/06/2024

Congratulations to our team at Harbour Vale School in Sherborne, after a recent Ofsted inspection rated them ‘Good’ in all areas. Previously known as ‘Sherborne Learning Centre’, the school was rated ‘Inadequate’ in 2017, before joining SAST, and it has been on a journey of improvement ever since.

Harbour Vale is an alternative provision, educating students who are unable to attend mainstream school because of medical needs, or who have been excluded or are at risk of exclusion. The school aims for pupils to successfully return to their home school or join a new mainstream school after twelve weeks.

The inspectors said “relationships with staff, built on trust and respect, help pupils to gain the confidence, resilience and independence to succeed socially and emotionally.” The report goes on to say “A new ambitious curriculum has raised expectations of what pupils can achieve academically” and “staff consistently set high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and outcomes.”

The school’s extra-curricular opportunities were also highlighted with the inspectors saying “Pupils enjoy participating in a wide range of enrichment activities. For example, pupils make pottery, learn to sail and carry out ‘random acts of kindness’ in the local community. These experiences help pupils to understand their place in society and successfully work as part of a team”.

Headteacher Kelly Knight said “It's very humbling to read a report that acknowledges the great work that we do and captures our vision and ethos so well. I am incredibly proud of Harbour Vale School, our fantastic students and every member of our wonderful staff who work tirelessly, going above and beyond every day to make our students' time with us successful, and Harbour Vale a safe and positive place to be.

Steve Smith, SAST Director of Education said “We are delighted that Ofsted has recognised what a good school Harbour Vale is. This result has been down to the hard work of staff to transform the school into a positive learning environment, supporting students during what is often a difficult period for them, and helping to reintegrate them into mainstream education”.

A few students have come home today with postcards for their achievements. Keep up the good work!
08/02/2024

A few students have come home today with postcards for their achievements. Keep up the good work!

What a fantastic afternoon at Hummer Wood learning to build hammocks and shelters in the great outdoors
29/01/2024

What a fantastic afternoon at Hummer Wood learning to build hammocks and shelters in the great outdoors

Last week in the kitchen students made croque monsieur with Jodie
18/01/2024

Last week in the kitchen students made croque monsieur with Jodie

Thank you to The Ernest Cook Trust for having a select few of students to run woodland workshops locally. Our first day ...
16/01/2024

Thank you to The Ernest Cook Trust for having a select few of students to run woodland workshops locally. Our first day in Hummer Wood yesterday:

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