Clubs and Extended Schools
The school offers a range of clubs and activities at lunchtime and once a week across the school. The aim is to allow our pupils the same quality of access to provision that pupils in a mainstream school enjoy. Community cohesion is one of our strengths with outside providers often being involved.
Pupils have the opportunity to participate in safe and stimulating activities that promote key skills and thinking skills in a purposeful social situation. Positive behaviour is encouraged through these structured and meaningful sessions where pupils develop skills and interests. It is important that the pupils of John Chilton School have the chance to explore different interests in a supportive environment, in order to make choices about their future placements and leisure activities; linking closely with the transition to adulthood and ownership of benefits.
Our extended after school’s provision includes a weekly sports club (often led by a community sports coach such as QPR) and swimming club that pupils attend on a rotation. A week’s play and leisure scheme in the summer holiday allows pupils to have fun and social time with their peers in a safe environment; and also the parents and carers to know that their child is safe and they can use the time to access activities for themselves or other members of the family, who as siblings to disabled children/young people often miss out on parental attention.