Welcome

On behalf of the pupils, staff and governors, and the Community Inclusive Trust (CIT), I would like to welcome you to Grantham Additional Needs Fellowship (GANF).

As part of a family of schools within CIT, GANF can draw on the expertise across the Trust and central team to provide the highest levels of education and care for our pupils.

I am very proud of what our wonderful school can offer our pupils and their families, and our website is a good place to find out exactly what can be expected from us.

I feel very privileged to be the headteacher of such a fantastic, friendly and welcoming school. The positive, warm atmosphere across our two campuses in Grantham – Sandon and Ambergate – and the commitment from our brilliant team of staff to providing the best possible education and care for – all our amazing pupils is something that I am very proud of.

We strive to make sure that GANF is…

– a safe and inspiring place for our pupils to learn and achieve;
– a supportive environment for our staff to work, where professional development is prioritised and encouraged;
– an open, kind and welcoming community for our parents, carers and supporters to be part of.

As part of the Community Inclusive Trust (CIT) family of schools, we work closely with our partner primary and specialist schools in the region and benefit from the central services and support available from CIT to ensure that GANF is the best school it can be.

At GANF we see our pupils as ‘unique learners’ and believe in ‘limitless learning’. This means that we do not set a limit on what any individual is able to do; everyone can be successful. We understand and appreciate that progress and success will look very different for each pupil, so we promote a positive and supportive culture in school where every achievement is recognised and celebrated.

We value parents and carers as key partners in the education of their children and understand the importance of good, regular communication between school and home. We use an online communication platform called ClassDojo, but parents and carers can also phone, email or arrange to come into school at any time to meet with their child’s teacher or members of the senior leadership and management team.

I hope that you find the information on our website useful, but if there is anything else you need to know then please contact us. We are always happy to help.

We love our school, and we hope that you do too!

I look forward to meeting and working with you.

Best wishes

Daley Barber-Allen
Headteacher