About Charlton School

Accessibility Plan

School Profile

Charlton School opened in September 2001.  It is a Group 7 Community Special (ages 11–19) School, maintained by the London Borough of Greenwich, for students with low incidence special educational needs. 

The school was established within a borough wide re-organisation of special school provision.  Governors have set the school admission at 135 places.

All students at Charlton School have a Statement of Special Educational Needs appropriate for placement in the school. 

School Ethos

Charlton School’s ethos is based upon a student-centred philosophy – all individuals are valued members of a school community which seeks to provide for cultural, social, spiritual, creative and athletic needs, and intellectual development.

Our Mission

Making our best even better.

Charlton School Vision

To create an inspiring, vibrant learning community.

School Aims

To enable all pupils to become:
successful learners,
confident individuals,
& responsible citizens.

School improvement target areas

To be an aspirational school striving to:
strengthen organisation & management systems;
develop & enhance the curriculum offer & ensure relevance for life;
& consistently deliver good to outstanding lessons.

Core Values & Practical Expectations

To grow as an organisation where:
 responsibility for creating & sustaining a safe environment is shared;
the wellbeing of everybody is important;
everyone can learn & express their needs & aspirations;
there is active participation in problem solving through dialogue, communication & evidence;
& the school has a positive impact in the local & wider community.

Charlton School Values and promotes these characteristics in staff and students:

• Teamwork, partnership & support
• Personal responsibility & leadership
• Innovation, creativity & change
• Resilient, optimistic & positive
• Challenge, opportunity & recognition
• Honesty, trust & compassion

How do we meet individual needs?

• Individual timetables for students
• Work experience and college placements to develop independence skills
• A focus of developing student strengths, for example students can be become wheelchair user buddies.
• A range of ICT software to support learning styles
• Staff skills constantly developed to cater for a wide range of needs, for example BSL
• MOVE for students with physical disabilities
• New personalised learning plan developed

How do we make sure pupils attend and behave?

• Close liaison with parents
• Making school and enjoyable option
• Most students brought to school by LA buses
• Our own ESW
• Behavioural plans to meet a range of needs
• Clear values and behaviours modelled by all

How do we take the views of pupils and parents into consideration?

• School council
• Questionnaires to students using  a range of communication tools
• Questionnaires to parents
• Open evening and days
• Student reviews

What extra-curricular activities are available?

• Development of a range of after school clubs including football, music  and dance
• Indoor rock climbing
• Canoeing and sailing
• Tae Kwan Do
• Gymnastics club
• Residential trips

How do we make sure that pupils are safe and well supported?

• A purpose built building 2007 to present.
• Small classes and high levels of support
• Every child matters embedded in everything we do
• New building has safety at the core of its development

Where do our students transfer to and have links with?

• Shooters hill campus
• Nash college
• Treloar College
• Lewisham college
• Street Vibes
• Hadlow College