alder grange school
Lancs.
Our school is a unique and special place. There is a real sense of family and
community within the school. Alder Grange is a school where everybody is
inspired to be the best they can, where excellence is nurtured by everybody and
a community in which everybody cares. Our desire is to successfully develop the
whole child. We place considerable emphasis on developing the foundations of
personal achievement; their emotional and physical health and well-being, their
social, moral, spiritual and cultural development, creativity and individuality.
Our intention is to help our young people grow to become outstanding,
independent, resilient and effective citizens in an uncertain, global 21st
Century world. We strive to deliver a personalised curriculum alongside a rich
offer of extra-curricular activities, enrichments and life skills for all our
students. Naturally, academic progress and attainment are also extremely
important to us, and you will find our results reflect this. This is due to a
total commitment to excellent teaching and learning by a highly skilled and
dedicated staff, constantly reflecting upon and developing their own practice.
Many members of staff are former pupils. Our school is inclusive in nature and
values young people of all abilities from year 7 to year 13. We encourage them
to care for one another and the school, to work as a team and to take on
leadership roles. There is also a genuine care for and partnership with the
young people in our care and their families. Our current priorities in school
include a focus on wellbeing, particularly mental health for both staff and
pupils. The development of a curriculum intent that ensures all pupils are able
to develop their knowledge and passions is taking place within all subject areas
in school. During the seven years our pupils are with us they are given the
skills and access to opportunities needed to make the next steps in to their
adult lives. As a school we are never quite satisfied and build ongoing
self-evaluation in to the school calendar to allow us to constantly review and
reflect on our practice in order to improve. Alder Grangers are rightly proud of
their school and our often repeated phrase, ‘once an Alder Granger always an
Alder Granger,’ reflects the strength of feeling our young people have for their
school. I have been a member of staff at Alder Grange since 1998 and I feel
immensely proud and privileged to be Headteacher. I love the school and am
passionate about ensuring it continues to go from strength to strength. You
would be welcome to visit and see our wonderful school in action at any time.
