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  Sad, Scared or Happy?  Promoting Positive Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being in Schools Mental health is the most pervasive and co-occurring of all complex needs. The British Medical Association estimates that 2 in 10 of all young people experience some form of mental ill health during adolescence. In the realms of Autism this is much higher at…

On Thursday 25th November, 2015, The SENSE pupils visited Wirral Country Park in Thurstaston. Wirral Country Park is a place of natural beauty. Badgers and Foxes hunt the quieter parts, birds nest in the dense hedges or feed on the berries in winter, you can also see up to 10 kinds of butterfly in summer!…

We are proud to announce that The Observatory School have won the SEND Provision Award at this years Educate Awards, which was held in Liverpool on Friday 20th November, 2015. Having caught the judges eyes’ with a range of groundbreaking initiatives, The Observatory School beat four shortlisted schools to take the coveted award.  Now in…

The pupil’s trip to Hampton Fisheries in Cheshire proved to be a huge success. The boys enjoyed fishing on one of the fourteen lakes on offer and enjoyed catching carp, tench, bream, roach and rudd. The boys were accompanied by fishing instructor Peter Henry who provided excellent support in setting the day up to be…