Who we are

John Jamieson is a generic, all age special school which caters for pupils with a learning difficulty.

Ofsted 2006 stated "This is a good school with outstanding features".

It highlighted "Pupils are looked after outstandingly well, a wide range of agencies and professionals work closely with the school to support learning and personal development" and "Parents' and pupils' views are sought and taken fully into account, helping the school judge its performance. Parents are extremely happy with what it provides. The school’s eager and successful response to all the changes taking place indicates that it has outstanding capacity for even further improvement."

Our mission statement is to enable Personalised pathways to successful learning and continuous achievement.



We:

• Provide a safe, happy environment which supports the learning of every pupil.
  
  
• Provide a broad, balanced curriculum which is relevant and differentiated to meet the needs of the individual.
  
  
• Write Individual Education Plans and Behaviour Programmes (where necessary) which are shared with parents and revised regularly throughout the year.
  
  
• Communicate information using home/school books, diaries, where appropriate plus information letters or using parents' preferred form of communication.
  
  
• Offer regular consultation meetings to discuss pupil progress in addition to annual review and transition meetings plus an annual parents meeting with governors.
  
  
• Work with Education Leeds to ensure safe and efficient transport is provided.
  
  
• Continue to extend opportunities for mainstream inclusion across the key stages and for work related learning experiences for older pupils.