--- title: "Chestnut Class" url: "https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/the-saxon-hill-approach/classes/chestnut-class" school: "Saxon Hill Academy" --- # Chestnut Class **Chestnut Class teacher is: Jo Baker** **![](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/images/images/Jo_Baker.png)** You can email Jo at: ### Chestnut Class - Investigators Department Welcome to Chestnut Class! We are an enthusiastic and diverse class within the Investigators Department, following the pre-formal pathway. We follow the Leaders curriculum, based on stimulating and engaging learning challenges, whilst meeting our individual EHCP areas. In Chestnut Class, we develop our communication skills, through using Intensive Interaction, Makaton, core-word PODD and the use of switches. We engage and learn through a range of different activities, including Dance Massage, interactive Soundbath, Positive Looking sessions, sensory stories and Sensology workouts. We are also learning to develop our independence skills and awareness of the world around us, working on the principles of Active Learning, developed by Lilli Nielsen. We enjoy developing our physical skills throughout the week in all our activities, but we especially enjoy hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. We love to be outside, exploring Forest School or learning in our courtyard. We are very creative and look to express ourselves through sensory art and musical activities. All our achievements, whether they be big or small, are celebrated, recorded and assessed using the Rainbow profile and Engagement profile. We are a very happy group; we have lots of fun together and enjoy being with each other. Chestnut class newsletter Aut 26 100 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/files/documents/Chestnut_class_newsletter_Aut_26.pdf) Chestnut Newsletter Summer 2026 174 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/files/documents/Chestnut_Newsletter_Summer_2026.pdf) Chestnut Class Newsletter Autumn Term 2025 1.14 MB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/files/documents/Chestnut_class_newsletter_-_Aut_25.pdf) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2419.0719598613555!2d-1.822361823155188!3d52.67673832461318!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x4870a792ffadcd03%3A0x418e32c3c2ec43a9!2sSaxon%20Hill%20Academy!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sen!4v1725956460267!5m2!1sen!2sen) ![Saxon Hill Academy](https://files.schudio.com/saxon-hill-academy/images/logo/logo-bottom-saxon-hill.png) **Saxon Hill Academy** Kings Hill Road Lichfield WS14 9DE Tel: 01543 414892 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Social Media - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/saxonhillacademy) © Copyright 2024–2026 Saxon Hill Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://saxonhillacademy.org.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)