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The school provides a well-rounded bilingual curriculum that targets academic, emotional, and social communication needs through a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. Students are encouraged to become informed citizens of the world who respect others, work effectively in groups, and treat each other with compassion and open mindedness. Global citizenship is promoted through engagement with diverse perspectives and service to local and world communities.
The school is an inclusive special needs school that caters to a diverse range of learners. The Arrowsmith Program is currently piloted to support each student's learning journey. The Arrowsmith Program is a cognitive intervention that strengthens memory, attention, processing speed, problem-solving, and independence in learning.
The school delivers a bilingual curriculum to support language development and learning. It follows the UK EYFS and international curricula (International Primary Curriculum, International Middle Years Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE), enabling bilingual learning across primary and secondary.
Safeguarding and mental wellbeing are supported through access to the school psychologist as the designated safeguarding lead. Staff and volunteers receive safeguarding training and are expected to report concerns to the designated lead. The policy addresses personal safety and Life Skills discussions, including self-harm, and requires secure recording and confidentiality for safeguarding information. Immediate risk cases are escalated to emergency services or Social Services as appropriate. The psychologist maintains safeguarding records separately from educational records.
The designated safeguarding lead is the school psychologist Juli Blasco, with the Headteacher Cliff Seabrook acting in their absence and the Director Linda Barbour taking responsibility if both are unavailable. All staff and volunteers are trained and aware of safeguarding procedures and must report concerns to the designated person. The policy outlines procedures for dealing with suspected or confirmed child protection concerns, including referrals to Social Services and emergency action if the child is at immediate risk. It acknowledges four types of abuse (physical, sexual, neglect, emotional) and requires careful documentation and secure records. Recruitment and vetting include references and Criminal Record checks for staff; volunteers are police-checked and supervised. The policy also governs photography, confidentiality, and information sharing, including controls on publishing pupil images and sharing data in line with the law.
Maxwell School is a British international school in Madrid serving ages 3 to 16. The curriculum combines the UK Early Years Foundation Stage with the International Primary Curriculum, International Middle Years Curriculum and Cambridge IGCSE, ensuring continuity from early childhood through secondary assessment while aligning with the Spanish Ministry of Education (homologation) requirements. The school operates across two Madrid campuses—the Serrano building in Barrio de Salamanca and a nearby El Viso campus—both within easy reach of public transport, in urban, culturally rich surroundings. Instruction is delivered in English with bilingual elements in French and Spanish, supporting multilingual development. Class sizes are small to support individualized learning, backed by a strong teacher–student ratio and a multidisciplinary team addressing academic, emotional and social needs. A distinctive feature is the Arrowsmith cognitive intervention piloting program, alongside STEAM‑enabled IMYC art projects and a broad after‑school clubs program. The school fosters global citizenship and growth.
