Beacon Hill School is a specialist provision in North Tyneside catering for pupils aged 2 to 19 years with:
Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD),
Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD), Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
Our school provides a highly supportive, inclusive, and structured environment tailored to meet the individual needs of each child and young person.
Children and young people aged 2 to 19 years
Diagnosed with severe learning disabilities (SLD), profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), and/or Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
Pupils who require a specialist, individualised curriculum in a safe and nurturing environment
A highly differentiated and personalised curriculum, tailored to the needs of each pupil with a focus on communication, life skills, emotional regulation, and independence.
Thematic, sensory-based, and structured teaching approaches including TEACCH, PECS, Makaton, and Attention Autism.
Opportunities for inclusive activities within the local community and with mainstream settings where appropriate.
To ensure that we are able to meet each student’s needs as specifically as possible Beacon Hill School’s curriculum is arranged into four pathways.
These are the Explorer ; the Traveller; the Adventurer; and the Discoverer Pathway.
Students transition into the best pathway for them following the Early Years Foundation Stage. Each curriculum pathway is designed to best meet the needs of the students in terms of the curriculum areas, the learning environment and the teaching and learning approaches. Pathways are not static and students can move into different pathways as their learner characteristics develop and change.
Each class has a teacher and 2 or more Teaching Assistants depending on the needs of the group, who are all specialist staff trained in SEND, Autism, behaviour support, and medical needs
We work with Northumbria Health Care Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Physiotherapists
Positive Behaviour Support and sensory integration strategies embedded across the school day
Purpose-built environment with accessible classrooms and specialist facilities
Off site sixth form provision with Beacon Villas our Independent life skills flat
Hydrotherapy pool, sensory rooms, rebound therapy, soft play, and Jabadeo rooms
Outdoor learning areas including sensory gardens and play zones
Forest school area and teacher
Access to adapted transport for educational visits and travel training
Onsite weekly cafe ran by students
Strong home-school communication through Arbor Communication, Evidence for Learning, and regular meetings
Termly reviews of PLG’s and personalised EHCP outcomes
Parent workshops, training opportunities and social coffee mornings
Our family Support worker
Links to the North Tyneside Local Authority Local Offer
Links to Northumberland Local Offer
Admissions are managed in consultation with North Tyneside Local Authority SEND Team. All pupils must have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) identifying the need for specialist provision, in exceptional circumstances assessment placements can be offered without and EHCP in conjunction with North Tyneside SEND Team
For more information about the admissions process, visit:North Tyneside Local Offer Website
We welcome feedback from parents, pupils, and professionals to continuously improve our offer. Please contact the school office or SENCO to share your views.
Contact Details
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages
Wallsend,
North Tyneside,
NE28 (JW
Phone: 0191 6071970
Email: office@beaconhill.org.uk
Website: https://beaconhill.org.uk/
