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12:51 PM - 12 Feb 2025

Frist Lego league Year 10 team presenting pic.twitter.com/eH7sqRVLyM

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12:24 PM - 12 Feb 2025

First Lego League regional Competition at St Fagans Year 10 and Y 11 team pic.twitter.com/bV4tPM0tLJ

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17:00 PM - 6 Feb 2025

Well done to the year 8 football team who won in a nail biter on penalties in the Newport Schools Cup v Monmouth. A great effort also by the year 9 rugby team with a great rugby display against Monmouth just falling short in the end pic.twitter.com/DE6YxaxpiL

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19:31 PM - 29 Jan 2025

Well done to the year 7 netball girls who played against Caerleon today. The girls showed lots of improvement and teamwork throughout the games. It was also great to see some new faces playing. Well done to Livie V and Jess J for getting players of the matches 👏🏻🏐 pic.twitter.com/NeurCxlnkP

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16:53 PM - 18 Jan 2025

What an achievement! Gold medal for Anya in the 800m at the Welsh Championships in Cardiff this afternoon. Senior Women’s 800m indoor Welsh champion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥇. Congratulations Anya 👏 pic.twitter.com/Ad8qKgG9fo

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16:05 PM - 17 Jan 2025

Another amazing performance from the year 8 netball team this week. Another win in a league match, this time against West Mon. Well done girls!! Special shout out to Sophie P who got player of the match 👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/4ar72hux5Q

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10:01 AM - 19 Dec 2024

A huge thank you to everyone that came and celebrated the festivities with us last Saturday. There are far too many people to thank, but a special thank you goes to our Governors, PTFA, the caretaking team, , , and all staff involved. 🎄 pic.twitter.com/otZ4sHnbD9

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18:38 PM - 10 Dec 2024

Fantastic day at Chepstow School for the Basketball Wales tournament today. Lots of points, wins, and brilliant performances. Big shout out to the Year 7’s, 8’s and seniors playing their debuts today. And to the undefeated Year 10’s… wow 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/K07nJdRV10

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11:15 AM - 28 Nov 2024

It is an exciting time for our school and students as we celebrate our first Christmas fete. We welcome you and your families to join us on Saturday 14th December for merriment and festive joy! pic.twitter.com/vGCNApbPj8

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23:17 PM - 17 Nov 2024

I am very proud of our school family. Six form students were able to pack the kind gifts supplied by Caldicot School students to fill 156 shoeboxes. The destination for the shoe boxes is the African nation of Malawi. pic.twitter.com/FT8EZG2C84

The Nurcombe Centre

The Nurcombe Centre is our specialist provision at Caldicot School, which supports students aged 11-19 with a variety of complex needs. These include severe learning difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorder and other significant barriers to learning. It also includes our alternative provision, for those very few students who struggle with  a mainstream curriculum and would benefit from a less traditional model.

Our provision provides support to small group learning across the whole curriculum. These groups are arranged by 'stage of learning' rather than age, based on social communicative ability. This is in order to create and nurture the best possible environment for our students to thrive. High staff to student ratios ensure we are able to maintain a caring atmosphere.

The curriculum has been designed to incorporate high quality teaching from specialist teachers, as well as allowing students opportunities to participate in vocational activities and incorporate their own interests into their learning both in and outside the classroom. We seek to maintain a person centred ethos for all out students and provide meaningful opportunities for students develop the independent skills to prepare them for adulthood.

Curriculum Overview
The resource base provides a thematic approach to the delivery of the curriculum to students, which covers the four core purposes of the new curriculum in being developed in Wales. These form the starting point for all decisions on the content and educational experiences to support our students to be

  • ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives;
  • enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work;
  • ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world; and
  • healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society            

At key stage 4, the majority of our students pursue Entry Level courses with bespoke arrangements made to ensure special interests and talents are catered for wherever possible. Despite having its own designated facilities, students with the resource base receive opportunities to access specialist areas throughout the school, wherever appropriate for them.

Students at key stage 4 receive guidance from a specialist ALN Careers Advisor from Careers Wales, who supports them in the transition to the workplace or continuing life-long learning. In addition, staff at the resource base liaise closely with the ALN support teams at Coleg Gwent at their Newport, Cwmbran and Crosskeys campus where many students continue their education. We offer places at post-16 for learners whose needs may be difficult to meet at college.

Facilities and Environment
The Nurcombe Centre has a designated area of the school site, with its own entrance. Our classrooms are designed with 'autism-friendly' principles, which include access to outdoor space and an abundance of natural light. Our bespoke 'apartment' supports the development of life skills to help prepare students for independents as adults. The multi-purpose sensory room is designed to support students with a variety of specific needs and provides a calming space for those who require it.

Enrichment
To develop wider social skills, we offer a range of enriching activities. Our monthly youth club offers students the opportunities to interact with peers and engage with a broad range of activities. This includes the offer for Year 5 and Year 6 students who are likely to transfer to the school in the near future. 

Staff at the resource base work with a range of external agencies, including occupational therapists and local authority specialist teams to ensure that student needs are met, not just academically but socially and developmentally. Our school wellbeing dog Poppy, is also available on a daily basis to help students who may be experiencing heightened anxiety or emotional distress. Students are able to, by appointment and agreement with their family, spend time with Poppy (our trained school therapy dog) to help them relax by taking her for a walk with a member of staff or just spend time with her.

Admissions
Student admission to the specialist resource base differs from the process for mainstream students. Places are managed by Monmouthshire Local Authority, in accordance with the current Special Educational Needs Code of Practice for Wales. All students must have a complex needs and a Statement of Special Educational Need.  

Once a place at our provision has been agreed and a Statement of Special Educational Need is finalised, staff will develop a bespoke transition programme dependent on individual need. This is likely to include a series of visits to help familiarise students, and their families, with the school site and arrangements.

For more information about our specialist resource base, please contact Mrs Rogers, Head of Centre (Inclusion) by email.

“Teachers and learning support staff in the school’s special needs resource base know their students and their specific needs extremely well. They use this information skilfully to adapt their teaching to suit their needs” (Estyn)