Description

Turning Point Academy L39 1PX is a specialized independent school located in Bootle, West Lancashire, offering an educational environment for children aged 9-16 with neuro-developmental special needs. The school provides a nurturing and highly structured atmosphere where students flourish and rediscover their passion for learning, proudly embracing neuro-diversity. With up to 80 students catered for, Turning Point Academy accommodates pupils from Year 3 through to Year 11, without an Ever-Education Health & Care Plan being a requirement to enroll.

The school maintains a focus on personalized approaches, ensuring that each student's strengths and needs are thoroughly understood to deliver the best possible outcomes. They implement a trauma-informed care approach and tailor relationships to have a deep understanding of each student's specific needs. The curriculum includes life skills courses in Duke of Edinburgh Award and Forest Skills, as well as vital enrichment programs that bring learning to life and encourage independence, building character, and resilience. Every class dedicates time for reading daily, which promotes reading for pleasure as well as specific reading skills development.

Turning Point Academy also maintains a traditional curriculum covering Secondary Philosophy & Ethics, PSHE/RSE, Employability Skills, Art, Design Technology, Food Technology, RE, and Geography, while also ensuring students develop Spiritual, Moral, Social, and Cultural (SMSC) skills and British Values. The school provides regular curriculum reviews and updates based on progress data and information from teachers and students. Confirmations, comments, and complaints can be shared with the school, and information about examinations, new term dates, and contact details are available on their website.