The Village School

‘It takes a village to raise a child’. At The Village School, affectionately known to our friends as TVS, we strive to achieve the goal that all of our community feel they belong and can make a contribution to the greater good. We are an inclusive community school celebrating diversity.

We are housed in a breath taking building, which is the happy outcome from a superb consultation process with all our community, fully funded by the London Borough of Brent and a very talented Architect who listened and fought for the best we could get. The school has a sensory resource base, including a range of sensory and soft play suites, a superbly resourced swimming pool, extensive play and outdoor learning areas, gym, multi - agency hubs, a fully operational shop, café and producing kitchen, a hall with full lighting and sound facilities, drama/dance studio, fully equipped sports hall, a self -contained flat to support life skills and life style learning, a training suite and specialist teaching rooms and resources.

The Village School has 270 pupils aged 3 to 19 and we cater for a wide range of complex needs; all levels of learning, communication, ASD, physical, medical and sensory impairment. We take pride in our inclusive philosophy and our commitment that all our children can make progress and it is their entitlement.

There is an extensive and comprehensive training programme in place for all our community, including parents and other schools and organisations. We believe in a transdisciplinary approach to supporting pupils, an exciting curriculum with an emphasis on developing communication skills and independence, a focus on the Arts, physical development and enrichment opportunities, including practise and preparation for adult life. This provides excellent opportunities for our pupils to be included and contribute to the wider community.

We are based on three sites; the main site, The Kingsbury Village Site (KVS) which includes five classes in purpose built provision based at Kingsbury High School and two classes housed in purpose built provision based at The College of North West London (CNWL).

Our aim has been to develop personalised pathways and choices for our pupils so that their needs and aspirations can be met. Our close working partnerships with Kingsbury High School and The College of North West London have enabled us to achieve this.

We are part of the Brent Schools Partnership and we work very closely with the London Borough of Brent to achieve the best for our pupils and our provision.

Our vision is:

• All pupils will make good and outstanding progress
• An inclusive community school celebrating diversity
• Our pupils will have access to a stimulating curriculum which is personalised to meet their needs
• We work as a team and we adhere to our core values an include our partners
• Our pupils can expect excellent outcomes throughout their school life and aspire to the same on leaving and in the future
• We value and are valued as part of the wider community
• Outward looking with improved outcomes
• Good and outstanding progress made by pupils
• A holistic trans-disciplinary organisation of expertise and support for the whole school community
• To achieve excellence in everything we do
• Excellent teaching for pupils with complex learning difficulties and disabilities
• Strong pupil, parent and family voice
• Inclusive creative curriculum facilitating independence
• Focus on language and communication
• Differentiated and age appropriate curriculum
• Purposeful and safe environment
• Excellent quality of care, guidance and support
• Outdoor and adapted learning environment
• Extended provision
• Maximise learning opportunities and experiences
• Shared resources to add value and quality
• Discrete learning environments
• Flexible accommodation and support
• Community access and involvement
• Promoting independence and new opportunities
• Coordinated multi agency working
• Excellent arts and outstanding sports provision