“Can I take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the care that has been provided by the staff? I have been so impressed with the co-operation and motivation shown. The ability to engage and include this pupil has been impressive and reflects the philosophy in the school.”
Children’s Services
Cedar House School is a co-educational, independent, specialist day and residential school on the North Yorkshire, Lancashire border providing high quality education and care for children between the ages of 7 and 18. The school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils exhibiting social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, alongside a range of other associated conditions.
A commitment to delivering a truly ‘full offer’ allows Cedar House School to continually enable young people to succeed. Our staff celebrate the individuality of every young person and focus on developing their talents.
Cedar House School’s primary provision ensures that a nurturing environment and extensive therapeutic support allows a seamless transition to a secondary school that boasts a broad curriculum and impressive vocational offer. This comprehensive package equips each young person with the skills and confidence to achieve both academic and life success. Ultimately, young people leave ready to live life to the full.
We are committed to providing our pupils with a caring, positive and welcoming learning environment where they can achieve their full potential in their education and develop their social communication.
Our broad curriculum allows pupils to pursue both academic and vocational paths allowing individuals to strive in their areas of strengths.
Cedar House School is committed to the following principles:
“Cedar House achieves where main stream schools fail. Their professionalism and true understanding of each child’s needs help them to offer the support that will help your child to find their way forward.”
Parent
Below are just some of the key aspects of our school’s offer to our pupils and families:
Our children’s homes
Our homes provide complete 52 week wrap around care. We are partnered with the following Witherslack Group children's homes:
As a parent or carer we understand you will have plenty of questions when considering the best school for your child.
Our SEN Information Report (Local Offer) attempts to answer many of these, but you can visit the rest of our web site to find out more. We will also be happy to answer any questions over the phone or arrange for you and your child to visit the school, so please just get in touch.
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At Cedar House School we pride ourselves on delivering the highest level of education and care for all of our pupils. We have established our reputation through working closely with parents, carers and other agencies to ensure that we are able to adapt programmes to best meet individuals’ needs.
All pupils are given the opportunities to discover and develop their talents in order for them to reach their full potential. The excellent facilities on offer, both on the school site and in the wider community, enable pupils to access a wide range of meaningful learning experiences and encourage them to explore the world around them.
We welcome visits from parents, carers, local authorities and other agencies, so please contact us at any time for further information.
Kathryn Taylor
The Lower School at Cedar House School recently paid tribute to mark Remembrance Day by completing some super work and presenting this in an assembly where they also observed a minute silence. After a week of discussing the World ...
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A team of four pupils from Cedar House School recently put their best foot forward to take part in a charity run for Cancer Research UK. Kane, Kyle, Luke and Leah completed the 5K charity fun run for the charity and were praised by staff for ...
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