Shortenills.Nurture provision in a beautiful natural setting
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What is Shortenills?
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Shortenills is a school for students with social, emotional and/or mental health needs. We believe that students with these needs can benefit hugely from a both nurture and nature. Aspire's Shortenills school, with our loving and nurturing staff and systems, set in ten acres of beautiful buckinghamshire woodlands, is the perfect place for student with SEMH needs. You can read our prospectus by clicking the button, or look at our student induction materials to get a sense of who we are and what we do.
Shortenills is only for students with EHCPs for SEMH difficulties. All students come through the LA by having Aspire Shortenills named on their plan. We take students from year 7 to year 11. If you have a child in year 5 or 6 with an EHCP for SEMH, and want to talk about whether Aspire Shortenills might be right for your child, please contact Michelle McRae, our head of school. |
0203 356 7144 Nightingales lane Chalfont St Giles Buckinghamshire HP8 4SG |
Shortenills Leadership
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Michelle McRae - Head of School
Since qualifying as a teacher, Michelle has been fortunate to have worked across a varied spectrum of educational provision. For a large part of her career she worked as a specialist teacher for the Lincolnshire Behaviour Support Service, providing multi-agency interventions, family support and teacher training in both classroom and behaviour management. Before moving to Aspire she led an SEMH AP for students aged 4 to 16, which was the 13th school in the UK to be awarded the prestigious Trauma Informed Schools Award. Michelle joined Aspire in September 2021 as Head of Shortenills School and is excited to be part of a school that will make a positive difference to many children, young people and families in Buckinghamshire. You can contact Michelle McRae using the phone number above, or via our contact page. |
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Iain Watson - Deputy Head of School (Behaviour, Personal Development and SEND) and Careers Lead
Mr Watson was a social worker for a number of years before moving into behaviour support with the Local Authority. He has worked at Aspire in a wide range of leadership roles before moving into his current role at Shortenills. You can contact Mr Watson using the phone number above, or via our contact page.
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Shortenills policies
Some of our policies are MAT wide. They can be accessed here. Please click on the link to download the following Shortenills specific policies:
This is a new website, and some of the links above may not yet be operational. These should all be in place by December. For any questions about Shortenills policies or reports, please contact our Executive Head Teacher, Sarah Jones.
- Accessibility Statement for Shortenills
- Admissions Policy for Shortenills
- Aspire Schools Careers Policy
- Shortenills Uniform information
- Shortenills Remote Learning Policy
This is a new website, and some of the links above may not yet be operational. These should all be in place by December. For any questions about Shortenills policies or reports, please contact our Executive Head Teacher, Sarah Jones.
