This is a welcoming and inclusive school where everyone is valued for who they are and for their unique qualities. Many pupils have missed parts of their education and not been in a classroom environment for a significant period of time. The school’s carefully planned transition programme on entry helps pupils to learn the routines and requirements of school life. This helps to prepare them for future learning as they progress within the school. Social times are happy occasions. Pupils chat animatedly with their peers and with members of staff. The range of activities on offer helps pupils to develop their social skills by interacting positively with one another. This includes learning how to lose when playing board games as well as playing as a team in the school’s multi-use games area. Behaviour is generally calm throughout the school. Some pupils need more support than others to regulate their own emotions, which staff provide. Learning how to stay safe is threaded through the school. Pupils are taught how to use technology safely, with any issues addressed swiftly. Pupils talk about the new-found confidence they have since joining the school. They are supported well to achieve across the curriculum and experience academic success.