A recent inspection report has commended La Passerelle's improvement over the last two years.

The multi-site school for children with additional needs has been described as 'friendly and welcoming' and praised for its 'caring, therapeutic approach'.

Pupils, ranging from primary to secondary age, are 'taught to be proud of who they are', according to reviewers who visited the school in June.

Many of the children have felt unable to attend their previous school because of anxiety.

Under the Jersey Schools Review Framework, the team observed a range of lessons in primary and secondary, as well as sessions off-site.

They looked at the pupils' work, met with School Council members, spoke to parents about their views and considered the school's policies and systems.

They concluded:

"Over the last two years, the executive headteacher and her team have worked hard to make the much-needed improvements across the school.

"Their ambition to provide high-quality, inclusive education for pupils with social, emotional and mental health difficulties is beginning to be realised; they are determined to ensure pupils have the same life chances as their peers in mainstream schools."

Executive Headteacher, Sarah Anderson-Rawlins says she is absolutely ecstatic about the report.

"We feel privileged to be able to support (pupils) through their aspirational, educational journey.

"We just want to say (to them) thank you for enabling us to support you as a school community, and every day you make us immensely proud."

Since its last report, the school has also focused on making the school attractive to its 45 students to boost attendance levels, which are still quite low.   Work on curriculum content is ongoing, and pupils are also starting to have their progress assessed.

The report found:

"For many pupils, their attendance has improved since joining La Passerelle, and the school is helping them to think about their future in a positive way. This is something that cannot be underestimated."

And:

"Pupils explained to us that they definitely felt they were learning more than they did in their mainstream schools, as La Passerelle better suits them."

As well as addressing action points in the report's recommendations, Head of Inclusion Jane Lancaster-Adlam told us another focus is on the buildings the school is based in:

"We currently are in buildings that aren't actually big enough, so there is a focus on developing a new building for secondary - which will be a restructuring of a current building - which will be on the Highlands site and will enable 60 young people to access it.

"We're also looking at redeveloping the primary school site, so that will be able to cater for 25 people.

"It's about ensuring that all of these young people are given the same access to education as those in the mainstream setting because it's their entitlement to have specialist provision to meet their needs."

You can read the full review here.