Our Centres
Goldwyn Folkestone
All students have an EHCP in place at Goldwyn Ashford, identifying a primary need of SEMH and /or ASD. The local Authority will consult us if a student needs and provision are rooted in Social and Emotional needs. Many students will have transitioned from previous SEMH specialist provision, or some students may have had fractured mainstream experiences and or time out of education.
Our Student Experience and Outcomes
At Goldwyn School, we are committed to ensuring that every student leaves us with the confidence, skills, and qualifications they need to succeed in life. Our approach is centred on overcoming barriers linked to social, emotional, and mental health needs, enabling students to re-engage with learning and realise their full potential.
Through our Whole Child Curriculum, we support students to:
- Address and achieve their EHCP outcomes, ensuring provision is personalised and purposeful
- Develop self-confidence, resilience, and emotional wellbeing
- Build positive relationships and strengthen social skills and independence
- Re-engage with education through a balanced and ambitious curriculum
Alongside this, we offer a strong academic pathway, with opportunities to achieve qualifications from Entry Level through to GCSE, ensuring that all students have meaningful and aspirational next steps.
We hold ourselves to a high level of accountability for the impact of our curriculum—not only in terms of academic success, but in the kind of young people our students become. To ensure this, we use a range of measures to track progress and demonstrate impact, including:
- Academic outcomes and qualifications
- Wellbeing measures, including Leuven Scales and Boxall Profiles
- Engagement, attendance, and readiness to learn
- Development of social and emotional skills
- The voice of our students and families, which provides powerful insight into lived experience and progress
Our ultimate aim is that every student leaves Goldwyn better equipped for the future—confident, resilient, and ready to take their next steps in education, employment, and life.
Lessons at Goldwyn Ashford are classroom based; they provide a broad, balanced and relevant education taught in purpose-built specialist classrooms by KS3 & 4 subject specialists.
Students are taught in small groups of 8 with one teacher and one Teaching Assistant for each group.
Each day consists of 6 x 45-minute lessons
Social and emotional time for students is planned and delivered through our Goldwyn Time curriculum
All students participate in “Goldwyn Time” a structured daily intervention programme tailored to meet their individual ECHP outcomes and learning needs. For the majority of students, the focus of the interventions are social communication and emotional regulation, whilst providing a smooth transition route from the journey into school to the more ‘formal’ school day.
Students are supported in their learning progress by a positive target-based reward system (REACH points).
Students follow a broad and balanced programme of study.
At KS3 student have access to a nurture group to support transition from Primary school- in year 7 this follows a primary model.
Students follow a KS3 & 4 national curriculum programme through trauma informed pracyice and nurture principles which places an increased emphasis on practical vocational courses in KS4.
English
Maths
Science
Personal and Social Development- linked to RS
Project Based Learning- History/Geography
Art
Design and technology
Music
Cooking
Physical Education
World Studies
S.T.E.M.
Key Stage 3 – Curriculum Offer
English
Maths
Science
Personal and Social Development
Geography
History
Outdoor and adventurous
Art
Design and technology
Music
Cooking
Physical Education
Additional offer (according to individual need)
Music (small group)
Challenger troop
KS4
Maths
Entry Level 3
- Functional skills Level 1 and 2
- GCSE
English
Entry Level 3
- Functional skills Level 1 and 2
- GCSE – English Language
Science
- GCSE Combined Science
Personal and Social Development
Vocational Courses
| Construction | Level 1 construction multi skills |
| Hair Design | NCFE Entry level 3, Level 1, 2 and 3 in Creative Craft & Hair Design |
| Home Cooking skills | Level 1 and 2 BTEC Specialist Award. |
| Health and Social Care | Level 1 and 2 BTEC First Award ( year 2s only) |
| Child Development | NCFE Level 1 and Level 2 Child Development |
| Art | Fine Art GCSE Art & Design GCSE Photography GCSE |
| Music | RSL Level 1 and 2 Award & Certificate Music performance/music technology |
All students are supported into post 16 education or training through an individualised transition programme that utilises CIEAG and the EHCP process. Most students leave Goldwyn Folkestone to go on to study vocational courses at college or enter employment based training.Our aspiration is for all students is to achieve GCSE or other level 1 & 2 qualifications by the end of Year 11.
