Executive Headteachers Welcome
Our Learners are Kind, Compassionate, Resilient, Independent, Respectful
Welcome to La Passerelle, we are the only SEMH school in Jersey. La Passerelle is supported by a fantastic team of caring, dedicated and highly skilled professionals. We are a warm and welcoming community which prides itself on creating a learning environment which includes student voices to create a school community which celebrates mutual respect, empowerment, pride and achievement.
Individuality is celebrated and demonstrates a unity in our community which enriches our learning environment.
La Passerelle has four school sites; The Nest, Primary School, Secondary School and Alternative Provision, creating a child-centered community of learners from every parish on the beautiful Island of Jersey.
Our aim is to provide a bespoke therapeutic learning experience, which includes working closely with a range of professionals to meet the individual requirements of our learners. The school can accommodate a limited number of learners across the schools, which means that we do not offer 1:1 teaching support and encourage learning with peers in small classes.
La Passerelle uses a holistic approach to supporting children and young people to overcome barriers to learning, which may include physical health, mental health, social skills and environmental challenges through bespoke 1:1 therapy and mentoring, as well as accessing community therapeutic services and reflective thinking tools.
We are a school community where kindness, belonging, well-being, growth and achievement are at the core of all we do. These are important to our purpose, procedures and practice. We aim to provide a sense of security so that everyone feels safe, confident and can demonstrate respect for both themselves and others in a caring and nurturing environment.
We encourage a sense of responsibility and accountability, with an awareness of fairness and an appreciation of diversity in an atmosphere aimed at realising and developing potential through challenge.
La Passerelle sits within the Government of Jersey Education Inclusion Department, which supports young people in Jersey. We aim to provide the best possible care and education that we can for children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
We have implemented individual and personalised pathways for our students that are built around their varied needs, which will help them achieve positive outcomes and prepare them for their onward destinations to either continuing education, work or training and help them have the skills for independence. We do this by giving our students a variety of experiences within the classroom and outdoors.
We see strong relationships as the key to our success with our learners, and we do this through playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy. We work closely with our parents, carers, professionals and the wider community for the best interest of our learners.
Sarah Anderson-Rawlins
SEMH Executive Head