Life at The Damara School.

Our vision is to provide every pupil with safe, rewarding, personalised education and support to improve their life chances, prepare them for life and the world of work. Using therapeutic and holistic approaches to learning, our commitment is to develop new and existing skills and abilities, increase knowledge and strengthen understanding. Through mindfulness strategies, the core skill of resilience is developed, thus enabling each pupil to cope with the pressures of education and life and reach their full academic, social, emotional and spiritual potential.

"Pupils love coming to Damara. They thrive here and want to attend school, often after lengthy periods of disruption to their previous education. Pupils feel safe. They build confidence and self-esteem because they trust the adults who work with them. Respectful and caring relationships are at the heart of pupils’ success. They get on well with each other and learn how to manage their own behaviour and anxieties exceptionally well. Pupils say that bullying does not happen. They know it would be stopped quickly if it did." - Ofsted 2022

Pupil Voice:

"Never ever give up" - SS

"Our relationship is like a seed, We will see how it grows" - EW

"I am living the Life!" - MT

"It's not about if we like it, it's about the skills." - BR

"I drew the faces red and green as I wanted to show we are all different" - CR