CREATE
CREATE is a specialist provision for students in Key Stage 4 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties (SEMH) or students who may be at risk of permanent exclusion. Some students may have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
Students within this provision have found a mainstream setting difficult and need a bespoke curriculum that focuses on the child. We work closely with parents/carers and a host of external agencies to provide our students with a high level of support. There is a 1:5 adult to student ratio in CREATE. CREATE is an offsite provision in an alternative building within Hartlepool.
Our goal is that our students can leave us with the relevant skills and qualifications to move on successfully with their next step and ultimately go on to be a positive member of society.
Your child will be provided with a bespoke timetable which is to be always adhered to. This is non-negotiable.
The CREATE provision is split into two sections, main and extension.
Our school day is as follows:
CREATE Rewards & Sanctions
Students will attend the main provision unless students and parents are informed otherwise. The extension provision is there to support students who are struggling with main provision. If students are unsettled in the main provision and all attempts to help students regulate have failed, students will be asked to go home and return at 1pm where staff can work with them in a quieter setting. Details of when extension provision will be used can be found on the CREATE rewards and Sanctions page. It is essential that positive behaviour is recognised, and that staff pay close attention to ensure praise where it is due.
We will use the following rewards where appropriate.
- Headteacher awards
- Verbal and non-verbal praise
- Star of the Week in core subjects
- Weekly attendance and punctuality awards.
Curriculum
All students study English, Maths and Science to GCSE level. On occasions Entry Level may be offered as an alternative, this will be done so in consultation with parents/carers.
Students will then study a minimum of two option subjects.
This could be GCSEs, BTECs or a combination of the two. In addition to these options, we offer a range of additional qualifications including BTEC Home Cooking and The Duke of Edinburgh award.
Alternative activities will be on offer such as bike riding, outdoor education, walking, climbing and local area attraction visits. Most recently we have made Functional Skills available to our students in English and Maths in addition to GCSEs.
