Aims, Values & Ethos
LVS Hassocks: A Centre of Excellence and Special School for Autism
Our Aims
For each student to learn, grow and achieve.
Our Values
We recognise the individuality of each student.
Our Ethos
Every decision is made with the student’s diagnosis and EHCP at the core, working in partnership with parents and carers.
LVS Hassocks Culture & Curriculum
We communicate with all stakeholders with clarity, openness, and consistency.
We have created a curriculum underpinned by our three aims:
- Learning
- Growing
- Achieving
We offer a specialist curriculum that recognises each young person diagnosed on the autism spectrum as an individual, and we work to support them on their journey to realising their full potential.
Our school is friendly and supportive, where attendance is high and mutual respect thrives, addressing the social and emotional well-being of every young person in the school.
We achieve this through the following methods:
Well-being and Therapies: Focuses on healthy eating, exercise, relaxation techniques, emotional regulation and helping students to develop strategies for managing their anxiety.
Learning: We offer our pupils an adapted curriculum that recognises the individuality of young people with autism. A range of courses are offered, including GCSEs, BTECs, Functional Skills and Entry Level qualifications, in a stimulating environment where staff help students make connections between their learning and how this can be applied to everyday situations.
Growing: We aim to provide our students with a ‘toolbox for life’ – a variety of qualifications, skills and coping mechanisms that they can take with them for the future. Our approach enables students to be in charge of their learning, in control of their feelings and emotions and responsible for their actions, enabling them to grow into caring, confident citizens of the future.
Achieving: We work closely with local colleges, schools, alternative education providers, employers and the local community to ensure there is a breadth of qualifications and experiences on offer for our students.
[Student] shows total interest in going to school since he started at LVS Hassocks, and he is very happy with all the staff he interacts with. The support he is receiving will certainly bear fruits in his future and mental resilience.
Parent of Year 8
