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Summer Fayre 2022

It’s time for the annual Kestrel House School Summer Fayre! This is a great success every single year and this time did not disappoint. We had various members of the Kestrel Staff…


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Easter Camp 2022

        Our learners loved our 2022 Easter Camp. With all three days packed full of activities the learners were allowed to explore their creative side with new tasks such as…


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Autism Acceptance Balloon Release

As a school for learners who have ASD, it is vital to our curriculum and community that we teach our children to celebrate who they are. The Kestrel House balloon release is…


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Careers Day

For the end of Spring Term we decided to hold our first Kestrel House School Careers Day. Each class partook in various careers from gardening, chefs, photography and others. The children loved…


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Performing Pets

What an amazing day for our learners. Performing Pets, based in Enfield, came to the school and set up various areas for our learners to meet and greet their animals. The animals…


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World Book Day

World Book Day 2022 was a fabulous day for us at Kestrel. Many of our favourite book characters visited us, including Queen of Hearts, Wally, Pikachu, Lara Croft and to fit in…


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LGBT+ Month

      Teaching our learners about tolerance and acceptance is at the core of our SMSC policy. Both our student body and staff body are incredibly diverse and it is therefore…


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Children’s Mental Health Week

For Children’s mental health week Victoria class have been looking at keeping healthy both physically and mentally. We looked at our emotions by reading the colour monster. We went for walks in…


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Wild Science

      With school visits opening back up, we decided to bring back an old favourite, Wild Science! The visit allowed our students to interact with various animals over the course…


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Chinese New Year

      Our learners were encouraged this year to participate in Chinese New Year! The learners decorated lanterns in their own unique styling as well as making use of various Year…


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Arsenal Trip

      Waterloo class took a trip to Arsenal Stadium this term to explore the stadium grounds and get themselves active and in the local community. The class is a huge…


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Christmas 2021

We always like to go all out for our learners during the festive period. It’s a time of celebration and reflection we wanted our learners to have as much fun as possible….


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Children in Need 2021

Pyjama day came to Kestrel House School this Children in Need! We all embraced the comfort and came dressed in our PJs, joggers or even onesies! Westminster class celebrated Children in Need…


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Black History Month

      Black History Month is a core celebration here at Kestrel House School. We integrate it in with all of our core subjects to fully immerse our learners in the…


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Remembrance Day

Here we have Victoria class creating Remembrance poppies for our whole school Poppy Wall in the hall. Using a variety of textiles and art’s materials the learners engaged with the significance of…


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Diwali

It’s important to the team here at Kestrel that we celebrate all religious and cultural events, not only for our learners but also our staff. For Diwali this year, Pimlico class created…


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Pumpkin Party

  What a way to end the first half of Autumn Term! With help from the Admin team and our generous parents we were able to hold a huge pumpkin themed party…


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Macmillan & Jeans for Genes

Helping our learners understand the ethics of fundraising and helping the community is a core part of Kestrel House School. We celebrate Macmillan every year and this year we decided to tag…


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Fire Department Visit

          What an exciting way to kick off the new academic year. We arranged for the Hornsey Fire Department to come and visit our learners as part of…


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Sports Day & Picnic in the Park

                          Having missed out on Sports Day last year we knew we had to have the biggest day this year. Combining our…


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London Zoo

Kicked off the new month with a school wide trip to London Zoo with all of our learners and staff. With 1:1 support for each child we were able to explore the…


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Kestrel House Summer Fayre

What a fantastic day we had at Kestrel House! The only day of sunshine we had all week was on the day of our Summer Fayre, and if that isn’t a sign…


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Bring Your Parent to School

          On the last day before Summer Half Term we held our first Kestrel House School Bring Your Parent/Carer to School Day! This was an amazing opportunity for…


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Mental Health Awareness Week

For Mental Health Awareness week Angel class explored how nature can help support our mental health. We went on nature walks, read stories in the park and practiced relaxation in the Sensory…


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Ramadan

As an incredibly diverse and multi-cultural school it is vital that we celebrate every single heritage, culture and religion that walks through our door. This month we celebrated Ramadan with our learners….


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Police Visit

Our learners had a visit from the Safer Schools Police Unit and the Safer Neighbourhood’s Police Unit on Monday the 17th May as a part of our People Who Help Us module….


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Rights Respecting School – Bronze

Kestrel House has achieved the first of three awards in our steps to becoming a Rights Respecting School! In Rights Respecting Schools children’s rights are promoted and realised, adults and children work…


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Balloon Release 2021

           As a school for learners who have ASD, it is vital to our curriculum and community that we teach our children to celebrate who they are. The…


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Duck Eggs

After getting in contact with a local Duck Egg company, we managed to arrange for 6 duckling eggs to be delivered to Kestrel House School. They were housed in Pimlico class for…


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Easter Camp

     At the end of our Spring Term this year we held an Easter Camp for our learners. This provided an opportunity for learners to come in and join in on…


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Comic Relief 2021

What a spectacular day we had for Comic Relief 2021! We started the day off with our staff performing a Makaton version of ‘Cant Stop The Feeling’ by Justin Timberlake for passersbies…


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World Book Day 2021

World Book Day 2021 was a big day for us at Kestrel. Many of our favourite book characters visited us, including Snow White, The Mad Hatter, Willy Wonka, Where’s Wally and the…


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Pancake Day!

The boys in Paddington Class making some pancakes for the whole school in February! Again we focus on Life Skills here at Kestrel House and how these skills are transferrable for our…


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LGBTQ+ History Month

We believe that all of our learners deserve a right to express themselves however they want to and that they have a right to understand diversity and identity. We celebrated Pride month…


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Christmas 2020

With the help of our site manager and some diligent LSAs we created a Santa’s Grotto in our staff PPA room. Each class had a time slot where the learners could go…


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Remembrance Day 2020

Victoria Class creating a poppy display for Remembrance Day. British Values is at the core of Kestrel House and celebrating our history is important to our learners and staff. Using paints and…


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Halloween Comes To Kestrel!

Halloween was an exciting day at Kestrel House School! We started the day with trick or treating around the school using our PECs symbols. The learners had buckets of treats which they…


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Black History Month 2020

At Kestrel House School, we celebrate individuality, nationality and identity. Black History Month was an important month here at Kestrel, with all classes partaking in activities ranging from art, PE and food….


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Children In Need 2020

Kestrel House School became a yellow haven for Children In Need! Students raised money for the charity by donating £1 for a colourful wristband! Thrive Leader and Family Liason Sharon went around…


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Santa’s Grotto

As we got closer to Christmas last term, Kestrel House was visited by Santa! He brought with him his Grotto and all the children got a chance to visit. Santa’s Grotto was…


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Macmillan coffee morning

Kestrel House School raised money for the charity  Macmillan Cancer Care. We all got together in the hall and threw a big superhero party. We dressed up and had face painting. We…


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Visit from the Fire Brigade

This term our topic is “I need a hero.” We were really lucky to have a visit from the local Fire Brigade. We got to wear the helmets, use the hose and…


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African Drumming

At Kestrel House School we celebrated Black history month. We invited the drummers from London African Drumming Co to come and play for us. They even did workshops with the students. Everyone…


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International Evening

We held our first-ever International evening to celebrate the diverse culture we have at Kestrel house school. The hall was decorated with flags and pictures using the colours from their countries flags….


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Summer Fair 2019

On Saturday 6th of July, it was good to see so many of you at our first Summer Fair. We had so many families socialising together and it was good to see…


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The great Kestrel House balloon release for World Autism Awareness Week

We would like to say a big thank you to Ashmount Primary School who joined us to celebrate World Autism Awareness Week and a very big thank you to Hornsey Town Hall…


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World Book Day 2019

Kestrel House School had lots of fun celebrating World Book Day. We all dressed up as characters from our favourite books including, ‘Spider- man’, ‘Snow White’, ‘Gangsta Granny’ and ‘Cruella de Vil’….


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Kestrel House School celebrates World Autism Awareness Week

Kestrel House School has had an amazing time celebrating World Autism Awareness Week. We had lots of fun activities throughout the week, including: Onesie Wednesday 28th March On Wednesday everyone at Kestrel…


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Kestrel House gets baking for Macmillan Coffee Morning

On Friday 29th of September we had a successful cake sale at Kestrel House School to raise money for the Macmillan Cancer Support. Staff and students baked delicious cakes and Olive class pupils…


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Parent & Carer Survey Results 2017

Thank you to all the parents and carers who took part in our survey.


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World Autism Awareness Week

To mark World Autism Awareness Week, Kestrel House School held a balloon release. Attached to each balloon is a message about autism, so that whoever finds the balloon will learn about the…


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Red Nose Day 2017

Here are our pupils looking very much the part wearing their funny red noses and dressed in their favourite rather fetching red outfits to support Comic Relief.


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World Book Day 2017

Oak Class had lots of fun celebrating World Book Day. We dressed up as characters from our favourite books, including Spiderman, Captain America, Minnie Mouse and even an Oompa Loompa! We read…


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Therapy Team Updates

New Occupational Therapist Meet Danii, our new Occupational Therapist (OT).  Here she is engaging James from Elm Class in his fun weekly one to one Occupational Therapy session.  Assistant Psychologist comes to…


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Colleague praised by member of the public

We received a lovely email from a member of the public regarding one of our members of staff that we’d like to share with you. I would like to send many thanks to…


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Our New Class

Maple is the new class at Kestrel House and they are enjoying their new classroom. In Science this term the pupils have been learning about Health and Growth.  They have been planting and watering…


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Updates from Chestnut Class

We have been continuing with our individual target led work for literacy and maths and we have also been enjoying our Food Technology sessions, making sandwiches, preparing cup cakes, practicing skills such…


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Macmillan Coffee Morning

Kestrel House School picked up some cupcakes from Dunn’s the local bakery in Crouch End for Macmillan’s Coffee Morning and staff also baked some goodies and a couple of pupils helped to…


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New School Dog

**INTRODUCING PIGLET!** We would like to officially welcome Piglet to Kestrel House School, who has agreed to attend school, come to assembly and visit our classes. Piglet is a popular member of…


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Performance from the Antara Duo

We thoroughly enjoyed a performance from the Antara Duo at one of our assemblies recently, followed by workshops in classes. Our friends at Riverside School also joined us. The Antara Duo is made…


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Trip to Cafe Carmel

Elm class went on a trip to café Carmel. The children chose and ordered food and drinks from the menu. They all had a lovely time walking to Café Carmel and then…


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Healthy Eating

We have been promoting healthy eating at Kestrel House by introducing different foods and vegetables every week. Here you can see us trying baby corn and pineapple! Our School Council will decide on…


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The Castle Climbing Centre

Chestnut class have been enjoying their turn at the Castle Rock Climbing Centre in Stoke Newington. They have been climbing and descending with ropes under the supervision of the climbing instructors Richard and Sophie….


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Glowing Report from Ofsted

Kestrel House School received a Good judgement from Ofsted in their recent inspection. Here is a summary of the key findings for parents and pupils: Pupils make good progress from very low…


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Pancake Day 2016

Here is Elm class celebrating Shrove Tuesday by making pancakes and giving them out to all members of the school.


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Speech & Language Therapy

This term in Speech and Language Therapy at Kestrel House School, Ashraf practised social interaction and communication skills in the community. He was able to make a choice in Starbucks, communicate this to…


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KESTREL HOUSE SCHOOL IS PART OF OPTIONS AUTISM.

Proprietor: Acorn Care and Education Ltd

Proprietor Representative/Chairperson:  Richard Power

Registered Office: Atria, Spa Road, Bolton BL1 4AG 

Telephone: 01204 522667

Registered Number: 05019430

CEO: David Leatherbarrow

Chair of Governors: Nick Simpson

Headteacher: Lorna Bailey

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