Carew Academy

Overall rating from parents: 1/10

Number of reviewers: 2

Percentage would recommend: 0%

Date of last review: 19/09/2024

Academies
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 7NH
X
 
Reviewer Role When and how long? Which needs are supported? What therapies are provided? Approach to Behaviour Sen friendly Environment Rating Knowledge of Senco Rating Staff Knowledge of Sen Rating Review
Parent Within the last year Moderate learning difficulties None Sanctions, Restraint, Police, Isolation, Exclusion, Removal from break times, school wide treats and sports fixtures                              
Reviewers link to the school: Parent When and how long?Within the last year Which needs are supported? Moderate learning difficulties What therapies are provided? None Approach to behavious: Sanctions, Restraint, Police, Isolation, Exclusion, Removal from break times, school wide treats and sports fixtures Sen friendly Environment Rating:
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          Review: This SEN school is not fit for purpose. Pupils are frightened, anxious, dysregulated, vulnerable and depressed as a result of the inability of the school to: understand and provide for the neuro divergent and mental health needs of pupils; provide a safe environment in the classroom, corridors, toilets, shared hall, student support unit and outside play areas; differentiate learning in the classroom; provide appropriate support in the classroom following recommendations of OT, EP or other guidance specified in the EHCP; provide additional therapies as specified in the EHCP and advertised by the school; or provide basic care. The school is unable to communicate with parents what level students are working at and how they can achieve their academic goals. Apart from a very few exceptions, staff have low expectations of pupils and speak of them negatively without regard for their strengths or SEN; the staff around the child change every year with no evidence of experiential learning in staff, young person's feedback being shared and communicated from year to year. Parent concerns are dismissed and there is no parent voice. Parent governors follow senior management rather than listening to and explore parent concerns. The school has an increased turnover of pupils leaving the school. Senior management are defensive and bullying. The school is not child focussed and does not care for vulnerable young people. Children are not heard. Report Content
This SEN school is not fit for purpose. Pupils are... click to read more
Parent Present day MLD None Sanctions                              
Reviewers link to the school: Parent When and how long?Present day Which needs are supported? MLD What therapies are provided? None Approach to behavious: Sanctions Sen friendly Environment Rating:
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          Review: This school has an outstanding, however this is based on the previous headteacher and not the present one.
No grasp on mental health support or behaviour needs, no real understanding of autism and who to support young people who are neuro divergent.
There are some good members of staff but this school fails in its senior leadership and in the area of communication within the setting professionally and with there families.
The change in senior leadership has utterly changed the ethos and family feel of the school.
Don't expect your child to make progress and view young peoples aspirations as fantasy rather than real aims to work toward.
They don't follow their own risk assessments and are dismissive of their own young people's concerns. Report Content
This school has an outstanding, however this is ba... click to read more