The Academy offers full-time education for permanently excluded young people aged between 7-14 years old from mainstream schools. We currently have over 80 on roll at the Academy, with 42 pupils being educated at our onsite provision.

Our unique school is centred around reigniting the love of learning and relational practice. Through a carefully selected programme of high-quality education and experiences, we help shape each pupil’s journey and support them in creating their individual success stories.

We offer outstanding teaching and learning and exceptional personal support in an inclusive, child-focused environment. We are dedicated to helping children succeed in and out of the classroom. Using the 5 C’s model, we support our pupils to develop a positive character; better preparing them for life-long learning and good choices. We ensure pupils leave with confidence and a curiosity to develop new skills and we encourage pupils to use their creativity to deal with new challenge.

We are determined in our ambition to create an educational and social experience that meets our learners’ academic and emotional needs. We achieve this within a caring, supportive, trauma-informed and structured environment.

The impact this school has on the lives of our pupils, together with the passion and dedication of our staff, makes me proud to be Head of School at Denewood Academy.

Warm regards,

Mrs Kristina Higginson

Academy Principal

The academy aims to reignite a love of learning and to prepare children for the next steps of their education that is appropriate to their needs; whether that is mainstream, special or on an alternative pathway.

The 42-place onsite provision has a curriculum ambition that develops the whole child, identifying gaps in learning and knowledge, and one that aims to address these gaps (academic or emotional).

The academy also has an offsite offer that provides identified pupils with a highly bespoke educational package and is considerate of needs. All offsite providers are quality assured through a robust QA framework, in partnership with Nottingham City.

The Raleigh Education Trust was established in Spring 2017 and continues to grow. As a Trust, we currently comprise of special, primary academies and pupil referral units.

The core purpose of the Raleigh Education Trust is to ensure all children and young people are equipped for early adulthood, ensuring they can function successfully in the world outside.

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