The staff are trained and experienced in the management of children who display the behaviour associated with children who are impulsive, distractible and hyperactive. Specialist staff are available in Science, I.T., Music, C.D.T., Art, P.E., Mathematics and English. Other subjects are covered by subsidiary specialism. The National Curriculum is followed. All pupils work towards the A.E.B. Basic Skills Tests and G.C.S.E. examinations.
Practical lessons are in half groups and there is a strong emphasis on differentiation.
Particular attention is paid to the acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills. A full Leavers programme is installed with a wide range of Work Experience placements. Children entering the school through the Junior Department are placed in a transitional classroom, where skills learned in the Junior Department can be reinforced and extended. The Main School lays emphasis on structure. The structure creates a safe and efficacious treatment programme for the child who is impulsive distractible and hyperactive.