The school’s safeguarding systems and procedures are not doing what they need to do to keep pupils at this school safe from harm. The school tends to overlook causes for concern. As a result, pupils’ actions or situations escalate rather than get ‘nipped in the bud’. Pupils who attend this school have not engaged well in education in the past. Staff persevere to alter pupils’ perceptions of school. They listen closely to pupils and work hard to understand their points of view. Staff work with the school’s therapy team and pupils’ key workers to inform their approach. Relationships between staff and pupils are caring and warm. However, sometimes staff misjudge interactions, and this undermines their efforts. When this occurs, pupils’ behaviour heightens, and they disengage from learning. For example, they use disrespectful language and sometimes walk out of their lessons. Pupils enjoy and benefit from the new opportunities for enrichment to the curriculum. For instance, they undertake instrumental music tuition and visit local amenities to develop their cultural awareness and social skills. The school has not ensured expectations for pupils’ achievement are high enough. Pupils are not as well prepared for their next steps in education, employment and training as they could be.