About The Orchard

Our School

We are an Independent Special Educational Needs Secondary school located in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, working with multiple local authorities across our three sites: Sargon Way; Laceby Road and Roberts Street. Our learners join at different points of the academic year arriving to us from broken educational backgrounds, extended periods out of education and various trauma following bad educational or life experiences. This results in low self-esteem, lack of trust in adults and gaps in their education.  We cater for learners between the ages of 11-16 and specialise in mild to moderate learning difficulties such as SEMH, ASC, and ADHD.

We meet the emotional, social, and academic needs of our learners through a bespoke curriculum complemented by our social skills programme and Orchard in the community. This is underpinned by our core values of ‘championing every learner’ putting the learners at the HEART of every decision. We believe in an emotionally informed and restorative approach to support learners’ every need. This includes trips, visits and extra-curricular offerings such as performing arts, Lego club, football, PGL and Duke of Edinburgh.

Our school’s ethos and aims are to uphold our Purpose, Mission, Vision and Values which are:

Purpose

‘Championing  Every Learner’

Our Vision

Our school will develop positive relationships with our learners, staff, parents professional partners and community that allows us to work together to create a supportive and caring environment that enables every learner to develop the qualities, skills, confidence and resilience to be successfully prepared for life.

School Mission

We will provide a safe, caring and emotionally supportive environment where all learners are valued, nurtured and respected, having the strategies and opportunities to develop the whole learner.

We will work in partnership with parents and professionals to prioritise relationships that allow every learner to be active in the community, becoming confident and prepared for their future beyond our school.

We will celebrate the success of every learner’s progress made through our well planned and ambitious curriculum, that is personalised to meet every individual’s needs.

School Values

We believe in putting the learner at the HEART of every decision. Working with a love and passion to be the champion every child deserves.

Heroes – We will be our own and each other’s biggest hero and champion.

Empathy – We will show respect for other people’s feelings and thoughts.

Ambitious – We will strive to be the best we can be and support others to do the same.

Reflective – We will always look to improve, looking at ourselves first

Together – We will work as a team to support and look after each other

Community & Charity

The school has a deeply embedded charitable ethos and we have strong links with a number of organisations within the community. Our learners are passionate about raising money and/or supporting local and national charities, in 2023/24 our learners raised over £3500. These organisations are either beneficiaries of the time or fundraising efforts within the school, and include:

Blue Cross

Teenage Cancer Trust

The Canoe River Cleaner

Royal Court Care Home

Grimsby Food Kitchen

Macmillian Cancer support

St Andrew’s Hospice Grimsby

British Heart Foundation

Blue Cross

Red Nose Day

The Uniform Hut

Alzheimer Society

“Not alone at Christmas”

Steven Broderick – Principal

Steven Broderick, Executive Principal of The Orchard has been a teacher in the Grimsby and Cleethorpes area for over 20 years. His love of working with young people followed working as a lifeguard and sports coach, which led to him training as a PE teacher.

Steve is passionate about his own professional development, and continues to prioritise his own learning, adding qualifications such as Understanding Autism to his Master’s Degree in Teaching and Learning.

During Steven’s career, he has gained a wealth of experience, moving from an Advanced Skills Teacher, to Assistant Principal to Principal. He is passionately committed to inclusion, and ensuring every child is considered and listened to.

Steven is an advocate for community partnership, having previously managed a school leisure business which provided a base for thousands of people to dance, take fitness classes and play sport. He was proud to be recognised in 2019 with the Oasis Northern Schools Special Recognition Award.

Steven feels privileged to have met and worked with so many incredible young people and their families during his career. He looks forward to continuing to put learners at the heart of The Orchard and celebrating their incredible talents and diversity.

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