Westende Junior School

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Westende Junior School

Motto	Believing, learning and achieving together
Established	1974
Type	Junior school
Head Teacher	Helen Heydon
Location	Seaford Road Wokingham, Berkshire England
Enrollment	216 students
Ages	7 to 11
Website	www.westende.wokingham.sch.uk

Westende Junior School is a mixed-sex junior school in Wokingham, Berkshire, England, established in 1974. The school caters for children from the ages of seven to eleven, and there are 216 children on roll (2006/7). The school is located near the town centre in Seaford Road, and is bordered by St Crispin's School and the King George V playing field. The majority of children at Westende come from the nearby Wescott Infant School, and the two schools share a joint Parent Teachers' Association.

1 Achievements
2 The Acorns
3 Facilities
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Achievements

Westende achieved the Bronze award in the Healthy Schools Programme in 2004 and the school is currently working towards the Silver Level.^[1] In November 2006 Westende became officially accredited as an Edward de Bono 'Thinking School', joining just 30 other schools in the whole of the UK who are entitled to use this kitemark. De Bono's Six Thinking Hats technique is used throughout the school to focus children's thinking and to improve their oral language skills. The school is also recognised as an Investor in People.

[edit] The Acorns

In September 1995 the school opened ‘The Acorns’, the first junior school resource in Berkshire for pupils with a diagnosis of Special Educational Need for autistic spectrum (ASD) disorders.^[2] The pupils have their own base within the school but are integrated into mainstream classes for up to 90% of the week. The Resource currently provides for a maximum of 12 pupils, with two full-time teachers and four support staff. In addition the school offers an 'outreach' service on the management of ASD pupils in mainstream schools across Berkshire.

[edit] Facilities

The school is built around a central courtyard and has changed significantly in recent years following an internal rationalisation programme which has seen the original open-plan teaching areas replaced by individual classrooms. There is a well-equipped hall, a large library with a network of computers, and other areas suitable for a range of group activities. The school has an outdoor heated swimming pool which is used in the summer months for swimming lessons and is also open after school and at weekends for family use.