WELCOME TO DURHAM TRINITY SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
WELCOME TO DURHAM TRINITY SCHOOL AND SPORTS COLLEGE
Welcome to Durham Trinity School and Sports College. We are a generic special school educating pupils 2-19 years of age, who are autistic or have profound, moderate, severe or complex learning difficulties. Some pupils also have additional medical, physical, sensory, linguistic or behavioural challenges. All pupils at Durham Trinity School and Sports College have an Education Health Care Plan (EHCP).
We are situated on the outskirts of Durham City Centre. Durham Trinity is a relatively new purpose-built school, we are continuously adapting the physical environment to ensure we are meeting the changing needs of the school population. During the summer holidays (2023) we added an additional classroom in our specialist autistic provision, by removing our science lab, because there is no longer a formal pathway at Durham Trinity School. The pupils have access to specialist rooms and facilities such as a sensory room, hydrotherapy pool, food technology, fitness suite and a Create and Make room.
This year we are relaunching our Friday afternoon enrichment activities and Outdoor Play and Learning (OPAL) areas, to enhance the curriculum and allow pupils to thrive in their interests and strengths.
In May 2023 we launched our new Curriculum Toolkit to support the delivery of our 3-curriculum pathways to ensure the needs of the diverse school population are met academically, emotionally and physically; whilst providing challenge and support to ensure they are prepared for the next stage in their development, and preparing them for life. Please click on this link to access more information about our Curriculum; including Careers, Relationship Sex Education (RSE) and Social, Moral, Spiritual and Cultural (SMSC).
We are a Sports College, providing an excellent provision that develops pupils’ physical skills and mental wellbeing, educating them about leading a healthy lifestyle, whilst having fun! Pupils have opportunities to access non-competitive and competitive sporting activities throughout the school year. In 2022-23 we introduced our Gifted and Talented Sports Group who access additional PE lessons, experiencing different sports with a number of specialist coaches and staff. This provision has continued into 2023/24.
We provide a Further Education Unit (FEU- Post 16) on site where the excellent provision continues until they are 19 years of age. The students have access to their own common room with many opportunities to access the community, to prepare them for their next stage in life.
Our greatest resource is the staff. They are supportive and highly skilled in SEND, supporting pupils throughout the school day to ensure they achieve their goals and become as independent as possible. Together with pupils, families and other agencies, we work together to ensure the best outcomes for our pupils.
More information can be found about our SEND report, SEND provision and the teaching, learning and curriculum in the SEND section on the website. Also available in Key Information is specific staff to contact if you require further information or support whilst your young person attends Durham Trinity. Please click on the link to see our Key Information page.
For parents/carers considering our school as a future option for their young person, you are encouraged to contact school and make arrangements to visit our school. We would be delighted to meet you and answer any queries you may have, whilst there is further information in Key Information; School Admissions.
For existing parents/carers, we hope the website gives you additional information about the curriculum and support your young person accesses whilst attending Durham Trinity School and Sports College.
If you require a paper copy of any of the policies or documents that are on our website, please contact Louise Hindmarch at the school office on 0191 386 4612.
Mrs Rachel Grimwood
Headteacher
Autumn 2023
November 23rd, 2023 In September we sought the views of a variety of professionals who are involved with the students at Durham Trinity. They come from a variety of services including School Nursing, LDCAMHS, Speech &Language Therapists, Social Care, Local Authority Virtual Schools, North East Local Enterprise Partnership. Here are their views: November 22nd, 2023 On Saturday 28th Oct, in partnership with AK Teaching, students from Durham Trinity had the amazing opportunity, to be flag bearers and be part of the guard of honour tunnel at the Sunderland v Norwich game. They all did an amazing job and then got to watch the game with parents, with Sunderland winning 3 -1 November 22nd, 2023 Neville class represented Durham Trinity at the Panathlon Ten Pin Bowling Competition recently. Held in Sunderland, pupils competed against other schools in the area in a fantastic afternoon of competition. Big thank you as always to the Panathlon Team, another great competition. Our pupils loved their medals and certificates. November 21st, 2023 Post 16 had five learners moving on from Durham Trinity. During the term class teachers, SENCO and Post 16 Lead supported pupils by liaising with next providers to organise transition visits and information sharing. School also supported parents, who, as can be imagined, found this quite an anxious time, given some of their children had been at Trinity for such a long time. Provision Number of pupils Learning for Life 2 New College Durham 1 East Durham College – Houghall 1 Adult Social Care Provision 1 Professionals Feedback September 2023
Sunderland v Norwich Pupil Flag Bearers
Panathlon Ten Pin Bowling Competition
Summer Term
OUR EVENTS
December 4th, 2023 Santa fun run will be held after lunch on Monday 4 December 2023, if the weather is poor, we will hold this on 11 December. December 11th, 2023 Back up date for Santa fun run, in case weather is bad on original date of 4 December 2023 December 13th, 2023 Our 2023 Christmas dinner will be held on Wednesday 13 December 2023, if your child does not normally have a school meal and you would like them to have one on this date, please let your child's class know, if your child would normally pay for their lunch, the cost of this is £2:50. A menu for the day will be posted near the date. December 19th, 2023 School will be holding their Christmas Fayre on the morning of 19 December 2023. December 20th, 2023 Christmas 2023 Holidays