Education

We recognise that many of the young people referred to Kites residential and fostering services are not in any form of education and difficulties arise due to the behaviour history of the individual.

Our education service shares the Kites ethos in relation to seeing the boys as individuals, each with something to offer.

Using creative and experiential learning methods, tailored lesson plans are developed around individual needs, ensuring we don’t fit a square peg into a round hole.

We can provide both the national curriculum and specialised award schemes with incentives for those with an aptitude for more vocational studies. We encourage mainstream school attendance through our established relationships with local schools and education providers.

We believe every child can achieve. Our teaching staff actively encourage and reward the smallest of achievements and develop individual interests.

Regular and integrated lines of communication throughout the Kites range of services is crucial to our ongoing development of services. Our daily review systems allow pro-active planning and encourage constant monitoring and rewards for the achievements and the degree of effort made. Success creates success.

Summary of main findings

‘Pupils are taught well in the subjects they study in a carefully structured curriculum. As a result they are successful in the nationally accredited examinations they take. ‘

‘It provides pupils of compulsory school age with an impressively broad curriculum that enables them to pursue a range of externally accredited courses;’

‘It’s post- 16 curriculum provides a good balance of academic subjects, work related learning and the development of key learning and personal skills; and addresses sex and relationships education very openly and effectively.‘

From our latest Ofsted Inspection Report