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New Rush Hall School (NRHS) is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 16 years who have social, emotional and/or mental health difficulties (SEMH) as their primary area of need.NRHS is located within the London Borough of Redbridge, although, has pupils that attend from a range of neighbouring boroughs including, Barking & Dagenham, Essex, Enfield, Havering, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.Our 80 pupils across the school (40 Primary & 40 Secondary) are supported by a team of over 65 staff, including Senior Leaders, Pastoral Leads, Curriculum Co-ordinator, Therapists, Mentors, Specialist Teachers, Instructors and Support Assistants.Our staff team takes pride in providing a high-quality, personalised, inclusive and inspiring education to all pupils. Running parallel to our academic offer is a programme of wrap-around pastoral care which ensures our pupils’ emotional, social and mental health needs are met.We challenge pupils to take responsibility, modify their behaviour, improve attitudes to school life and make academic progress across the range and breadth of curriculum opportunities available. In addition to classroom-based learning, pupils are provided with enrichment opportunities throughout the academic year.We respect that all our pupils are individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds and life experiences. We passionately believe that by assisting pupils to overcome their personal barriers they will be best placed to access meaningful education, develop their aspirations and become contributing members of society.

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Pupils have a home/school report that is completed throughout the day by the class staff team.  A pupil can receive a maximum of 26 points each day relating to their learning, safety and individual behaviour target.  The pupil takes the report home at the end of the day and the expectation is that the report is returned, signed by parent/carer the following day.  The pupil’s points are then recorded on their school ‘bank’ account.  When pupils have 200 points or more, they can visit the department shop to exchange their points for an item of their choosing. Pupils can also exchange their points for other activities such as film afternoons.We have three key rules – to be safe, to listen to our adults and to be respectful.  Consequences for not following these rules include missing out on reward time or playtime, delivering apologies to those hurt, or upset, by the pupil’s behaviour and loss of points.  Pupils also lose points from their account if they intentionally cause damage to the building or any items in it.At the end of each morning and afternoon reward time is allocated for pupils to have some choosing time if they have completed all of their work and have no consequences.Pupils earn SEAL stars for demonstrating SEAL Values.  These are put up on their individual SEAL charts.  Adults are specific about what the pupil has done to receive the SEAL star referring to the values.  Once a pupil has completed their chart, they receive a certificate in Assembly and are celebrated by the department.Class teams work together to earn team points.  Once a class has 10 points they decide on a reward as a group. The more team points the class accumulate the greater the reward.Reward trips are arranged to celebrate pupils who have engaged well with their learning, followed instructions, behaved safely and have shown respect to others. These will take place throughout the course of the year and the children’s adults will be notified with a permission letter.

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Pupils have a home/school report that is completed throughout the day by the class staff team.  A pupil can receive a maximum of 26 points each day relating to their learning, safety and individual behaviour target.  The pupil takes the report home at the end of the day and the expectation is that the report is returned, signed by parent/carer the following day.  The pupil’s points are then recorded on their school ‘bank’ account.  When pupils have 200 points or more, they can visit the department shop to exchange their points for an item of their choosing. Pupils can also exchange their points for other activities such as film afternoons.We have three key rules – to be safe, to listen to our adults and to be respectful.  Consequences for not following these rules include missing out on reward time or playtime, delivering apologies to those hurt, or upset, by the pupil’s behaviour and loss of points.  Pupils also lose points from their account if they intentionally cause damage to the building or any items in it.At the end of each morning and afternoon reward time is allocated for pupils to have some choosing time if they have completed all of their work and have no consequences.Pupils earn SEAL stars for demonstrating SEAL Values.  These are put up on their individual SEAL charts.  Adults are specific about what the pupil has done to receive the SEAL star referring to the values.  Once a pupil has completed their chart, they receive a certificate in Assembly and are celebrated by the department.Class teams work together to earn team points.  Once a class has 10 points they decide on a reward as a group. The more team points the class accumulate the greater the reward.Reward trips are arranged to celebrate pupils who have engaged well with their learning, followed instructions, behaved safely and have shown respect to others. These will take place throughout the course of the year and the children’s adults will be notified with a permission letter.