Welcome to St Giles Special School

St Giles School is the only special primary school for Derby City. Our children's needs include moderate and severe learning difficulties and autism. At St Giles we aim to create an inspiring, creative and caring environment in which the children feel valued and enjoy their learning. Each child's potential can be developed through our personalised individual approach to learning and by participation in a vast and varied range of opportunities, activities and experiences.

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7th May 2013 – Fundraising News

The Coach and Horses have raised £251 towards our minibus fund.  They heard about the excellent community work we undertake with our children at St Giles and had an event to raise funds in our name.  Pam, Laura and Verity went to accept the money and enjoyed the excellent hospitality of their team. A huge thank you to the fundraising team at the Coach
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Toyota Garden – 1st May 2013

On the 1st May a team from Toyota arrived at school early in the morning, tools in hand ready to develop an outside area into a nature area, relaxing area and growing area. Photos coming soon of the transformation!! Work in progress.   A big thankyou to Toyota and their staff. Especially the team who worked hard to create our outside area. We look forward to
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Wednesday 6th February 2013 – Horse Riding

Following on from the success of  lessons last half term, the children in Red Room are continuing horse riding lessons in January and February.  The benefits to the children have been tremendous and include; enhanced posture, increased core mobility, increased confidence and exercise.  The children are engaged and confident on and around the horses now and have learnt key signs and words to instruct their horse
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