Education Services

Structure

There are two main aims of the education unit at Moore House. First is to provide support and encouragement to young people who have difficulty in engaging with education to reach their maximum academic potential. Second is to help young people to develop the personal and social skills and attitudes which will enable them to play a full part in life after they leave school.

All young people work on a programme appropriate to their age and stage of development: the 5-14 curriculum, Standard Grade programmes and Access/Intermediate courses. We offer a comprehensive personal and social development programme including work experience placements. Maximum class size is six.

Education is provided on campus in a large, single storey school block which comprises ten classrooms, a library and a quiet/time out room and a Games Hall.

The education provision within the school is managed by the Head of Education Services, supported by a Principal Teacher and Senior Teacher. All teaching staff are GTC registered and have substantial experience in providing a high standard of education for young people in the care of the school. Staff are engaged in continuing professional development to allow them to enhance their existing skills. This includes training in CALM, an approach to de-escalating challenging behaviour.

The school is registered with and inspected by HMIe.