Paces is a small specialist school for children living with Cerebral Palsy and other neurological disorders. We are situated in the North of Sheffield and provide education for children from Sheffield and other neighbouring authorities.   Paces is a non-maintained special school that delivers the National Curriculum through the framework of Conductive Education.

It is my absolute pleasure and privilege to be the Headteacher of this very special school. Paces is unique in so many ways which should be both recognised, valued and celebrated. I am extremely proud of our ethos and approach to working with children and families.  The pupils at Paces thrive on the high expectations that staff have of them and the constant encouragement and opportunity to develop their independence.

Our aim is to provide and develop a curriculum that enriches the learning opportunities for all the children.  Our child-centred approach fosters an environment in which each child is given the tools and the motivation to achieve their goals.  Each day at Paces is very carefully planned by our fantastic team of staff who are dedicated to providing the highest level of education possible for the children. The children at Paces constantly amaze me with their fantastic attitude to learning and truly deserve the best that we can offer.

The welfare and safeguarding of all our pupils is of paramount importance to us as a team of staff.  Everyone here is committed to working closely with parents/carers and other professionals and we love sharing the fantastic achievements of all of our children.  We hope that this website gives you an insight into what we do here at Paces.

Paces has been providing exceptional, specialist support for adults with neurological movement disorders for many years. Our highly specialised Conductive Education approach allows us to raise the expectations and achievements of these individuals beyond what they, or others, may have believed was possible.

We passionately believe that learning does not stop when you leave school. Whether an individual has lived with a disability throughout their life, or has an acquired disability, life-long learning is paramount to our entire ethos.

We believe that Conductive Education provides an exceptional philosophy for individuals with movement disorders which can be applied directly in hands-on conductive education teaching but can also be integrated across all aspects of home and work life.

It is our belief that every person with a neurological movement disorder has huge individual potential, and the right to specialised services that allow them to realise that potential. Physical wellbeing, motivation, self-belief, and volition can be achieved whatever the extent of an individual’s disability and these are basic rights that must be nurtured.