Our mission statement is ‘to develop a love of learning’. Our children are busy, active learners and they thrive in our Early Years environment. We welcome children to start in the Nursery from the age of 3 years. Nursery children can attend part time or…

A small village school nestled at the foot of the fells in the North Penines. We are a happy and exciting primary school with children from Nursery to Year 6. We believe that a wide curriculum, tailored to the children’s interests and needs will encourage our…

Come along and join Castle Carrock Toddler Group. We have lots of equipment and toys to suit babies and children 0-4 years. Our group is a perfect opportunity for you to meet local parents and families and its a great chance for your children to…

Children in the EYFS learn most effectively through carefully structured play based activities, either child initiated or led by an adult. We continually develop and change our indoor and outdoor learning environments to both stimulate and extend children’s play, learning and development. We promote and…

We welcome mums, dads any carers of our special children. From birth to school age we provide a parent led playgroup with creative crafts, ride on toys, soft play area, sensory activities.  We provide a healthy snack and finish the session with musical instruments and…

Buildings based service for higher and complex needs.

A group for parents/ carers and their children.  We meet every Thursday morning in the lower hall at St Matthews Community Halls. Includes crafts and plenty of toys.

Cedar House School is a co-educational, independent specialist day and residential school, providing high quality education and care for boys and girls. Based in Bentham, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils exhibiting Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, alongside…

What is Challenging Behaviour? ‘Challenging behaviour’ is how we talk about a range of behaviours which some people with severe learning disabilities may display to get needs met. Behaviours might be things like:What-is-CB.png Hurting others (e.g. hair pulling, hitting, head-butting) Self-injury (e.g. head banging, eye…