Welcome to Kisharon Noé School.

It is a privilege to welcome you to Kisharon Noé School.

At Kisharon Noé, we believe that every child and young person deserves an education that is ambitious, meaningful and designed around who they are. Our pupils bring different strengths, interests, communication styles and support needs, and our role is to create the conditions in which every one of them can learn, develop and thrive.

We are a specialist school for pupils aged 4–19 with a range of learning disabilities and additional needs. Our approach combines high-quality teaching, therapeutic support and a strong understanding of each individual pupil. We have high expectations, while recognising that progress looks different for every young person.

Our curriculum is built around this principle. Through personalised pathways, pupils develop the knowledge, skills, communication, independence and confidence they need for their next stage of life. Academic learning is important, but so too are communication, relationships, emotional regulation, physical development, independence and preparation for adulthood. We want learning to be purposeful and to make a genuine difference to pupils’ lives beyond the classroom.

Our Jewish ethos is at the heart of school life. Jewish values, traditions and celebrations help create a strong sense of identity, belonging and community, while Kisharon Noé proudly welcomes pupils and families of all faiths and none.

We also recognise that excellent specialist education depends upon genuine partnership. Families know their children exceptionally well, and we want parents and carers to be active partners in their child’s education. We work closely with families, therapists, health and social care professionals, local authorities and the wider community to provide joined-up support around each young person.

As part of the Kisharon Langdon Education Partnership, the school benefits from collaboration across our education settings and from a shared commitment to continually improving the quality of education and opportunities available to the children and young people we serve.

This is an important period in the development of Kisharon Noé School. Our focus is firmly on strengthening the quality and consistency of education, developing our staff, embedding strong leadership and ensuring that safeguarding, teaching and learning remain at the centre of everything we do. We are ambitious about what our pupils can achieve and equally ambitious about the quality of provision they should receive.

Most importantly, we want Kisharon Noé to be a school where pupils are known, understood and valued; where they feel safe and happy; and where they are supported to achieve as much independence, fulfilment and success as possible.

I hope our website gives you a sense of the warmth, ambition and purpose of our school. We are incredibly proud of our pupils and look forward to sharing more of their learning, achievements and experiences with you.

Dr Emily Haddock
Director of Education & Impact
Kisharon Langdon Education Partnership