Welcome To The Beacon Centre
The Beacon Centre (Alternative Education Behaviour Support Service) is a Pupil Referral Unit supporting children, young people and their families who, for a variety of reasons, are currently unable to access mainstream education.
We personalise our learning programmes to take into account individual needs, by offering a safe and nurturing environment with a focus on improving confidence and raising self-esteem. Whilst encouraging our students to grow, learn and make progress both academically and socially to achieve the best possible outcomes.
We believe that the provision ‘Leads the Way to a Brighter Future’ for all our pupils. We do this by offering extended learning opportunities through a more alternative curriculum which provides students with skills which equip them for life and to allow every pupil to move on successfully to the next step in their education, employment or training.
Mr D. Gray
Headteacher
What people say
" Staff at the Beacon Centre make a difference to pupils’ lives "
" Pupils receive care, guidance and support that improve their life chances "
" Pupils feel safe, both emotionally and physically "
" Bullying is not a problem at this school "
" Pupils are respectful and tolerant of each other "
" Pupils understand the school rules and feel that everyone is treated equally "
" Leaders have made significant improvements to the curriculum "
" There is now a calm, happy environment across the primary and secondary sites "
" Pupils’ personal development is a vital thread that is woven into the curriculum "
" Governance of the school is a strength "
" Staff enjoy working at the school and feel well supported by leaders "
" Safeguarding is effective "
" The curriculum explicitly teaches pupils how to keep themselves safe and prepare for life in adulthood "
" The Beacon Centre is a fabulous base with even better staffing! "
" The support, care, and teaching standards are second to none and I simply could not ask for more "
" All staff should be commended "
" Staff understand my child’s needs and are calm and patient with him "
" My son now loves going to school, he has come a long way in a few months of being at the school "
" The communication with the staff is amazing "
" Staff are friendly and supportive "
" Even when my child has a bad day, staff are there to support and talk to if any problems and listen to concerns "
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🩷 Wishing Mrs Hudson all the very best! 🩷
Today marks Mrs Hudson’s last day at The Beacon Centre, and we want to take this opportunity to thank her for her incredible 16 years of dedication, care and support to our school community.
Throughout her time at The Beacon Centre, Mrs Hudson has made a real difference to the lives of our students, supported our parents and families, and been a valued member of our staff team. We are so grateful for everything she has done over the years. 🩷
Although Mrs Hudson is moving on to an exciting new role, we are delighted that she will continue to be part of the Beacon family as a School Governor with responsibility for Safeguarding. This means our therapy dogs Daisy and Eddie will still be having regular catch-ups! 🩷
We are thrilled that we can continue to draw on Mrs Hudson’s wealth of experience, knowledge and insight to help ensure that the safety and wellbeing of all our students remain at the heart of everything we do.
Mrs Hudson, you will be greatly missed by us all, but we wish you every success and happiness in your new role. Thank you for everything you have given to Beacon over the last 16 years.
Once Team Beacon, always Team Beacon! 🩷
Good luck, Mrs Hudson, and don’t be a stranger! 🩷🥰
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Happy Halloween, we hope that everyone has a great half term from The Beacon Centre. ...
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Today, our marvellous Maples thoroughly enjoyed their daily reading session with the beautiful Daisy, our much-loved school therapy dog. Pupils read with excellent fluency and expression, showing great confidence and enthusiasm throughout. Daisy was the perfect audience, and staff were incredibly impressed by the fantastic reading on display. Well done, Maples! ...
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When we return to school after half term, our Key Stage 4 pupils will sit their functional skills exams; Y10's week will be 2nd - 6th November and Y11's week will be 9th - 13th November. Timetables have been posted and printed copies have been given to pupils. If there are any issues with the timetabled exams please let school know as soon as possible so that we can try to accommodate these. Please note that these exams are conducted under the same conditions as GCSE exams and it is vital that pupils comply with these requirements and ensure that they arrive at school on time! Pupils are expected to be in school for the whole day (8:45am - 2:45pm) on days that they have exams and arrangements have been made to accommodate an alternative lunch break where exams are scheduled during the usual 12:30 - 1pm break. Good luck to everyone sitting these exams; we're sure you'll do amazing! ...
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