Battledown is a Special School and part of the SAND Academies Trust providing specialist assessment of children between the ages of 2 to 11 and covering the whole range of additional needs.

These include:

• Communication and Social Interaction Difficulties
• Learning Difficulties
• Speech and Language Delay/Disorder
• Developmental Delay
• Physical, Medical difficulties and Sensory Impairment
• Emotional and Behaviour Difficulties

Battledown is a ‘learning community’ where all are involved in a continuous improvement and enrichment. We believe in the concept of lifelong learning and the notion that learning should be rewarding and enjoyable experience for everyone. Through our teaching we hope to equip children with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to be able to make informed choices about the important things in their lives. We believe that appropriate teaching and learning experiences help children to lead happy and rewarding lives. At Battledown we aim to remove obstacles and enable learning for all our pupils.

SAND Academies Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. All staff will require pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS, satisfactory Health clearance and evidence of Right to Work in the UK. Applicants who have lived or worked overseas within the last 10 years must provide an equivalent DBS certificate or Police clearance from the country that they resided or worked in. Prohibition checks will also be completed if necessary.