Education Services

The school is well-equipped with a creative area for study of the arts, hairdressing and barbering. There is a construction area to support bricklaying, tiling, plastering and rendering, horticulture and bike maintenance. The school also has music facilities and a sports hall.

Our enrichment programme features a programme of extra-curricular activities designed in partnership with our young people. These include activities such as sports, poetry, drama, languages and art. As well as providing positive life experiences, the activities enable pupils to pursue their personal interests and build relationships with children in the wider school community.

Eastwood Grange School’s further education post-16 college shares Eastwood Grange’s site and provides our pupils with the next step in their education. The college offers all the opportunities of a mainstream provision, alongside entirely bespoke and individualised study programmes and support. Using a variety of educational pathways, learners study for qualifications that move them towards future career goals and encourages lifelong learning.

The college provides opportunities to undertake a wide range of work placements. The entire programme is flexible to meet the complex needs of each individual, and encourages and develops their ability to focus on career aspirations and entering the workplace.  

Life skills are well integrated within every element of the academic and residential curriculum at Eastwood Grange School. We are committed to making sure our children and young people are prepared for when they move on to the next stage of their life and achieve this through:

• Personalised curriculum input from the therapy team e.g. social stories

• Promoting a SEAL (social and emotional aspects of learning) approach across the curriculum

• Supported work experience placements

• Involving residential pupils in cooking and domestic chores

• Independent travel training

• Community learning with activities and trips to help familiarise students with everyday activities that they might want to take part in after leaving school

Thorough preparation for life after school, whether that involves further education or employment, is a core component of our curriculum. Our partnership with Chesterfield College ensures that every child and young person receives independent careers advice and guidance. Pupils have support to identify personal interests which contribute to curriculum choices and plan their next steps after Eastwood Grange School.

We recognise the importance of working in partnership with parents to support their child to reach their full potential in school. Our approach is to ensure regular communication, with daily progress updates and consultation on the next steps in their journeys with us. In many cases, our therapists will work directly with parents to also introduce strategies to effectively support their child at home.

We are proud to be part of Priory Education and Children’s Services, one of the UK’s leading specialist education providers. We form part of a network of Ofsted Good and Outstanding schools, sharing best practice and learning from each other’s successes.

As part of the Priory Group, we have access to a national network of education and care services. This enables students to make smooth transitions to associated colleges when they leave us, or access other Priory specialist services as needed. We benefit from a comprehensive and continually updated range of training, expert information and advice for educating and supporting children with SEMH needs. Our school is overseen by an operations director, health and safety advisor and quality lead, ensuring a consistent and robust approach of the highest standards.