WHSS Prospectus May 2024 - Flipbook - Page 2
Welcome to The William Henry Smith School &
Sixth Form
We work with children and young people aged 5-19 across a broad spectrum of social, emotional, and
mental health challenges and use our knowledge, experience, and expertise to help them 8become the
best they can be9. Common diagnoses and learner profiles amongst our students include ADHD, PDA,
FASD, Autism and Attachment Disorder.
We are proud to have received an Ofsted judgement of 8Outstanding9 in all areas across the school
(November 2023) and have been Ofsted Social Care Outstanding for 19 consecutive inspections.
We primarily offer Day and Residential
Education and Care over four nights a week
from our school in Brighouse, West Yorkshire,
although we can also accommodate flexible
extended day placements and bespoke learning
pathways in our specialist environment. We
provide a 24-hour, integrated curriculum with
sensory
strategies,
communication
interventions, exceptional therapeutic services,
and family outreach.
Improving Quality of life underpins all our work.
We provide a positive sense of self, promote
high
aspirations,
and
offer
endless
opportunities to achieve outstanding
outcomes. We plant the foundations for
health, happiness, and growth by building
strength, confidence and resilience, a like for
learning and a toolbox to help manage life9s
challenges.
We teach right from wrong, a positive mindset, belief, and the value of a 8can do9
approach.
We aim for our children to become respectful
citizens who can form healthy relationships and
contribute to society, through social and moral
purpose and economic responsibility. All our young
people are offered bespoke transition to adulthood,
College or University.
We help adults in our school community develop
their skills to enable them to be outstanding
reflective practitioners who can support, develop &
educate our children.
8Pupils are happy because
all adults take the time to
understand and help
them.9
Ofsted, Nov 2023
