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It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to High Park School. We are a successful, specialist school for children and young people 3 –19 where we pride ourselves on providing a safe and dynamic learning environment for pupils who have complex needs arising from communication and interaction difficulties, autism, and severe learning needs.
We have in place a carefully designed curriculum which is meaningful and relevant and facilitates deep and active learning, maximising progress for all pupils. Our intention is to broaden our pupils’ experiences through a balance of stability and challenge and by making all areas of the curriculum engaging and motivating. We have a deep commitment to ensuring that communication and physical/emotional regulation form the foundation for our pupils’ learning, allowing them to grow and thrive.
At High Park, we provide our children and young people with a safe, positive, and inclusive learning environment where they can learn and achieve their potential. To facilitate this, we have in place a multi-professional team who work together to ensure that pupils receive the personalised support they need. This highly effective therapeutic provision includes Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Aroma Therapy, and the support of a skilled Positive Behaviour Team. These professionals work collaboratively with teaching staff to support an integrated approach which ensures that all pupils make progress in every area of their development and acquire essential skills in their preparation for adulthood.
If you cannot find what you are looking for on our website, please contact the school for more information.
Bridie Dorning, Principal
🎉 Amazing News! 🎉
We’re absolutely thrilled to share that our sponsored walk has raised a whopping £1,953!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us - whether you donated, walked with us, or helped spread the word. Your kindness and generosity have made a real difference, and we couldn’t have done it without you. 💛
We truly appreciate every single contribution - thank you for being so wonderful! 👏
🚶♂️ Sponsored Walk Update 🚶♀️
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our sponsored walk so far! 💙
We’re still collecting donations and, although we haven’t quite beaten last year’s incredible total of £1970 yet, we’ve raised a fantastic £1443 so far—which is amazing! 🎉
All donations are going towards creating an interactive multimedia room for our pupils, which will make a real difference to their learning and experiences.
There’s still time to help us reach (or even surpass!) last year’s total. We will be accepting donations until Friday 15th May, so please continue to send in any sponsorship money.
Every contribution truly makes a difference—thank you for your continued support! 🙌
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🌿🦎 What an incredible day at High Park School! 🐍🦔
Our pupils absolutely loved taking part in “@Into The Wild Animal Experiences” as part of our “Sir David Attenborough” exploration day.
They were thrilled to see the animals up close and really enjoyed learning how to handle them safely and appropriately.
A brilliant day that inspired curiosity, excitement, and a real sense of adventure in learning!
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🌟 Sponsored Walk Success! 🌟
Our Post 16 students headed out to Otley Chevin today, taking in some incredible views and showing fantastic determination as they clocked up an impressive 165 miles together! 🥾💪
Meanwhile, our Primary pupils joined in closer to home, completing 11 miles around the car park – an amazing effort from everyone involved! 👏
That brings our total distance this week to an incredible 796.67 miles, smashing last year’s total of 584 miles! 🚀
We are so proud of the teamwork, resilience and positivity shown by all students and staff. Thank you to everyone supporting and sponsoring – every step really does make a difference!
💙 We are still accepting donations until Friday 15th May, with all funds going towards creating an Interactive Multimedia Room for our pupils.
#TeamWork #SponsoredWalk #Proud #GoingTheDistance #OtleyChevin #SchoolCommunity #Fundraising
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Today we wish a very Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎉
To ensure all pupils can fully access & enjoy this special learning experience, & due to our sponsored walk week, we will be celebrating next Wednesday instead.
Next Wednesday will be a whole school Exploration Day, filled with nature‑based, sensory rich & engaging activities inspired by Sir David Attenborough’s incredible documentaries & his lifelong care for our planet.
✨ Dress‑up is optional, but pupils are very welcome to come dressed as:
Explorers
Animals
Planets
Nature or habitats
Or themes from David Attenborough’s documentaries
The day will include a range of accessible activities tailored to our learners, such as outdoor exploration, sensory experiences, creative activities & opportunities to learn about caring for the world around us.
Thank you for your continued support, we are really looking forward to a joyful and meaningful celebration of learning for life 🌱
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💚 Another Amazing Day of Sponsored Walk Success! 💚
What a fantastic day with our Primary and High School learners, and even our Post‑16 students, who continued to clock up the miles while out accessing their conservation work 👟🌿
🚶 Today’s miles walked:
Post‑16: 23.4 miles
High School: 77 miles
Primary: 48.39 miles
✨ Total today: 148.79 miles
An incredible team effort, with learners taking part through long walks, shorter and adapted routes, sensory walks and purposeful community activities every step truly counting.
Tomorrow is the final day of our Sponsored Walk Week, and what a week it has been so far!
We are immensely proud of the determination, teamwork and resilience shown by all our learners across the school. We have walked 620.67 miles over the past 3 days, amazing!
👏 Well done everyone let’s finish the week strong! 💚👟
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💚 Good Luck to Our Primary and High School Walkers Today! 💚
Today it’s the turn of the rest of our Primary and High School learners to get out and walk the miles as part of our Sponsored Walk Week 👟🌟
We’re cheering you on as you aim to clock up as many miles as possible and help us beat last year’s amazing total of 584 miles every step really does count!
A huge thank you to everyone who has already donated and sponsored our walkers.
We are delighted to share that we have £502 raised so far– and rising! 🙌
Your generosity will make a real difference to all our learners at High Park School, supporting inclusive opportunities that promote wellbeing, communication, independence and learning for life.
Good luck to all our walkers today we can’t wait to see how many miles you add to the total 💚👟
Let’s keep going!
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A great morning for our High School students to get some extra miles in! 👟
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💚 Huge Congratulations to Our Primary and Post‑16 Learners! 💚
What a fantastic effort today as part of our Sponsored Walk Week 👟🌟
We are so proud of the determination, teamwork and resilience shown by our learners as they clocked up the miles in ways that were meaningful and accessible to them.
🚶 Today’s miles walked: re-count
Primary: 126.6 miles
Post‑16: 79.28 miles
Total Miles: 471.88
An amazing achievement, with learners taking part through long walks, shorter or adapted routes, sensory walks and exploration activities every step truly counts.
Thank you to everyone who has supported, sponsored and encouraged our learners so far. Your generosity is helping us create opportunities that support learning for life and preparation for adulthood for all our pupils at High Park School 💚
👏 Well done Primary and Post‑16 we’re so proud of you!
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🎉 Amazing News! 🎉
We’re absolutely thrilled to share that our sponsored walk has raised a whopping £1,953!
A huge thank you to everyone who supported us - whether you donated, walked with us, or helped spread the word. Your kindness and generosity have made a real difference, and we couldn’t have done it without you. 💛
We truly appreciate every single contribution - thank you for being so wonderful! 👏
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🚶♂️ Sponsored Walk Update 🚶♀️
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported our sponsored walk so far! 💙
We’re still collecting donations and, although we haven’t quite beaten last year’s incredible total of £1970 yet, we’ve raised a fantastic £1443 so far—which is amazing! 🎉
All donations are going towards creating an interactive multimedia room for our pupils, which will make a real difference to their learning and experiences.
There’s still time to help us reach (or even surpass!) last year’s total. We will be accepting donations until Friday 15th May, so please continue to send in any sponsorship money.
Every contribution truly makes a difference—thank you for your continued support! 🙌
0 CommentsComment on Facebook
🌿🦎 What an incredible day at High Park School! 🐍🦔
Our pupils absolutely loved taking part in “@Into The Wild Animal Experiences” as part of our “Sir David Attenborough” exploration day.
They were thrilled to see the animals up close and really enjoyed learning how to handle them safely and appropriately.
A brilliant day that inspired curiosity, excitement, and a real sense of adventure in learning!
10 CommentsComment on Facebook
🌟 Sponsored Walk Success! 🌟
Our Post 16 students headed out to Otley Chevin today, taking in some incredible views and showing fantastic determination as they clocked up an impressive 165 miles together! 🥾💪
Meanwhile, our Primary pupils joined in closer to home, completing 11 miles around the car park – an amazing effort from everyone involved! 👏
That brings our total distance this week to an incredible 796.67 miles, smashing last year’s total of 584 miles! 🚀
We are so proud of the teamwork, resilience and positivity shown by all students and staff. Thank you to everyone supporting and sponsoring – every step really does make a difference!
💙 We are still accepting donations until Friday 15th May, with all funds going towards creating an Interactive Multimedia Room for our pupils.
#TeamWork #SponsoredWalk #Proud #GoingTheDistance #OtleyChevin #SchoolCommunity #Fundraising
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Today we wish a very Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🎉
To ensure all pupils can fully access & enjoy this special learning experience, & due to our sponsored walk week, we will be celebrating next Wednesday instead.
Next Wednesday will be a whole school Exploration Day, filled with nature‑based, sensory rich & engaging activities inspired by Sir David Attenborough’s incredible documentaries & his lifelong care for our planet.
✨ Dress‑up is optional, but pupils are very welcome to come dressed as:
Explorers
Animals
Planets
Nature or habitats
Or themes from David Attenborough’s documentaries
The day will include a range of accessible activities tailored to our learners, such as outdoor exploration, sensory experiences, creative activities & opportunities to learn about caring for the world around us.
Thank you for your continued support, we are really looking forward to a joyful and meaningful celebration of learning for life 🌱
1 CommentsComment on Facebook
💚 Another Amazing Day of Sponsored Walk Success! 💚
What a fantastic day with our Primary and High School learners, and even our Post‑16 students, who continued to clock up the miles while out accessing their conservation work 👟🌿
🚶 Today’s miles walked:
Post‑16: 23.4 miles
High School: 77 miles
Primary: 48.39 miles
✨ Total today: 148.79 miles
An incredible team effort, with learners taking part through long walks, shorter and adapted routes, sensory walks and purposeful community activities every step truly counting.
Tomorrow is the final day of our Sponsored Walk Week, and what a week it has been so far!
We are immensely proud of the determination, teamwork and resilience shown by all our learners across the school. We have walked 620.67 miles over the past 3 days, amazing!
👏 Well done everyone let’s finish the week strong! 💚👟
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💚 Good Luck to Our Primary and High School Walkers Today! 💚
Today it’s the turn of the rest of our Primary and High School learners to get out and walk the miles as part of our Sponsored Walk Week 👟🌟
We’re cheering you on as you aim to clock up as many miles as possible and help us beat last year’s amazing total of 584 miles every step really does count!
A huge thank you to everyone who has already donated and sponsored our walkers.
We are delighted to share that we have £502 raised so far– and rising! 🙌
Your generosity will make a real difference to all our learners at High Park School, supporting inclusive opportunities that promote wellbeing, communication, independence and learning for life.
Good luck to all our walkers today we can’t wait to see how many miles you add to the total 💚👟
Let’s keep going!
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A great morning for our High School students to get some extra miles in! 👟
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💚 Huge Congratulations to Our Primary and Post‑16 Learners! 💚
What a fantastic effort today as part of our Sponsored Walk Week 👟🌟
We are so proud of the determination, teamwork and resilience shown by our learners as they clocked up the miles in ways that were meaningful and accessible to them.
🚶 Today’s miles walked: re-count
Primary: 126.6 miles
Post‑16: 79.28 miles
Total Miles: 471.88
An amazing achievement, with learners taking part through long walks, shorter or adapted routes, sensory walks and exploration activities every step truly counts.
Thank you to everyone who has supported, sponsored and encouraged our learners so far. Your generosity is helping us create opportunities that support learning for life and preparation for adulthood for all our pupils at High Park School 💚
👏 Well done Primary and Post‑16 we’re so proud of you!
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