William C. Harvey School

William C. Harvey School is a day school, specialising in meeting the needs of children and young people with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties - those pupils who are showing signs of very marked developmental delay. It is a co-educational school with an age range of 3 to 16 years and the only school of its type in Haringey a borough in North London, U.K. [ [http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/children_and_families/education/specialneeds/special_needs_list_schools/william_c_harvey.htm London Borough of Haringey] , Retrieved 2007-11-04]

Many of the pupils have additional disabilities such as cerebral palsy, epilepsy and sensory impairment. A number of children have behavioural difficulties and some are diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum. At present the school has places for 77 pupils.

The aim at William Harvey is to create an environment:
* where difference and diversity are welcomed and celebrated
* where every individual within the school community is valued
* where discrimination in any form is opposed and challenged and the person discriminated against is supported
* where a caring community is created based on fair understanding and compassionate relationships
* where we have the highest expectations of staff and pupils
* where equal access is provided for all students to the physical environment of the school and to the curriculum
* where all staff are given the opportunity and take the responsibility to contribute to continuous review of the organisation and its procedures for equality of opportunity
* where positive images of and attitudes towards our students are developed in the community in order to access their right to integrate and be part of that community
* where a partnership is established with parents/carers/community/the workplace and all who have a legitimate interest in education
* where communication systems; verbal, non-verbal and written, are established with parents/carers and the community, taking into account the range of languages within the school community.

External links

* [http://www.wcharvey.org.uk William C. Harvey School]

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