Our vision

The Vanguard School’s vision is:

Our vision is to deliver an education for our children that meets their needs, aspirations and interests, and which prepares them well for adulthood.

The purpose of our school is to help prepare young people to make a successful transition into adulthood with the confidence and the necessary skills to live as independently as possible and participate in their local community. We seek to increase achievement and independence to give our students the best possible opportunity to gain employment or access further education and enable them to go on to live the life they choose. We aim to provide autistic students currently not receiving an effective or suitable education, access to high quality specialist provision.

The school’s name ‘Vanguard’ denotes a group of people leading the way to advance thinking. A key aspect of our school is to advance thinking in what autistic students can achieve and contribute. As such we work to build social capital and collaborate with core stakeholders to secure opportunities for our students, extending their experiences and future possibilities.

All members of the Liberty community are driven by the 3 core values of courage, determination and teamwork.

Courage (#ChallengeWelcome)

We are willing to try new things and work to the best of our ability, even when things are difficult.

Determination (#NeverGiveUp)

We never give up and are always ready.

Teamwork (#BetterTogether)

We work with others to share ideas, offer support and provide solutions to problems.

Our Strategic Foundations

Our aim is to provide an exceptional education for autistic children and young people and we do this through our core values of courage, determination and teamwork.

Our strategic foundations  illustrate the key priorities and performance indicators that drive our actions and activities, such that we are committed to:

• Leading through accountability and responsibility, in order to
• Drive excellence in education for autistic children and young people, and we will do this whilst
• Supporting resilience and wellbeing.