Inclusive sessions designed to re-engage students through a series of internal and external providers. Diamond sessions aim to reduce attainment gaps, develop student wellbeing, engagement within school and the wider community through a range of projects. Sessions are delivered with ‘No limits’ for student development and growth through high expectations and coaching.
There are six broad aims of the Diamond sessions; raising aspirations, improve cognition and learning, resilience and self-esteem, empathy and understanding others, social communication and peer relationships and finally, sensory and regulation.
Diamond sessions provide small class sizes with experienced staff and increased support to develop students ability to re-engage with education. All students have full access to the Ruby, Emerald or Quartz curriculum and the sessions run parallel to the school day to provide a blended, supported approach which is bespoke to each student. The key target of sessions is to remove a range of barriers and develop mechanisms, so students can attend increasing numbers of mainstream lessons.
Please find below an overview of the sessions currently provided; though this is ever increasing and developed in response to the needs of our learners each half term.
Student testimony
Student testimony
Student CD (Y9 2023/24)
I like it in Diamond Sessions. The teachers help me with my anger and they are always calm when they speak to me. If I do something wrong they give me timeout to let me calm down and talk about what I should do next.
Student ES (Y10 2023/24)
Being in Diamond pathway and being supported made me a better person. If I didn’t have the support from smaller classes and interventions then I think I would have remained with a poor attitude and behaviour forever. I have made better relationships with my family since being supported too; it has helped me in all of my life. I am very proud of myself.
Student PT (Y7 2024/25)
I enjoyed doing the boxing; it is my second favourite thing I have done, my favourite is engineering. I liked starting in the breakfast club with Diamond when I came in September. I am proud of myself for moving sets from R9 to R2 and I know my teachers are too.
Student DS (Y9 2024/25)
I enjoy having anger management sessions with Mrs Leach; they help me to remain more calm inside and outside of school which has helped me get along with people more.
Diamond Sessions Contacts
Mr D McNiff – [email protected]
Mr P Robinson – [email protected]
Tel: 01482 349600
