What we do
Edith Kay School’s vision is to find each young person’s unique spark thereby actively ensuring that our learners are able to reach their goals, participate with increased confidence in society and contribute to their community and global community. Irrespective of their starting point, Edith Kay School endeavours to support learners in having a successful and enriched future. Core values of personal responsibility and respect are integral to our ethos where views, beliefs and differences are appreciated. This is in keeping with the support of our families and underpinned by our wellbeing programme.
Life at Edith Kay School is diverse, inspirational and aspirational. We offer a carefully structured curriculum led by our valued professional team of experts. We firmly subscribe to a collaborative, reflective, and outward facing community in ensuring that each phase of our young person’s career is meticulously supported and extended by the Edith Kay team. Our offer is further enhanced by a variety of opportunities available to enrich learning and development such as extra-curricular programmes, outreach partnerships and guest speakers.
Edith Kay Independent School is ambitious for our young people and our website outlines our vision and our school community’s progress.
The Learning Journey
We are a small, dedicated community with high expectations for each of our learners. Our learners are offered a personalised learning pathway and we actively set out to ensure that every young person thrives in all aspects of the curriculum. Our learners are fully informed and active in their learning journey and have every capacity to achieve their aspirations successfully. Accreditation begins from Entry Level through to A Level and every young person has a bespoke programme to support their learning.
The story of Edith Kay
Edith and Kay were an ordinary couple who are representative of all those who devote their lives to taking care of vulnerable children, fostering them and welcoming them warmly into their family home. Over many years, Edith and Kay worked to promote resilience in vulnerable young people, and to instil the values of compassion and generosity of spirit. Their deep-seated belief in the power of education and care to transform lives underpins the ethos of our school.
Our Curriculum
All our learners have an Educational Health Care Plan, EHCP. We are fully aware of the impact that barriers and access to education can have on the achievement of some learners. The curriculum, therefore, works to provide all learners with the opportunity to engage with a broad range of academic and practical subjects in a purposeful programme.