Welcome to Woodlands School
The children and young people who attend our school are the centre of everything we do. Respect and ambition for each pupil are at the heart of the school, alongside a belief in each child's potential.
Our pupils have a wide range of learning needs including severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and many have a broad range of additional special educational needs including hearing or visual impairments, epilepsy or other health conditions and autistic spectrum disorder.
Following inspection Ofsted said: ‘The very positive ethos of the school generates an optimistic view of every individual's ability to reach their potential, regardless of their special needs, and attracts the overwhelming support of the parents and carers'
Woodlands School has a range of appropriate resources: the most valuable being our highly specialist staff offering individual expertise and support for each of our exceptional pupils.
The commitment and stability of an experienced staff facilitates the further development of excellence year on year. Woodlands School is one of only a very small number of schools in the country that has been recognised as outstanding in four consecutive inspections by Ofsted.
We believe that all children are individuals and plan our learning around their individuality.
The children are endlessly caring of each other and respectful of each other's needs and the school has calm, warm and supportive relationships. Ofsted (2007) stated ‘the excellent ethos and relationship between staff and young people lead to everyone feeling secure, safe and relaxed resulting in exemplary behaviour'
The curriculum initiatives, the commitment by the staff to excellence and our aspiration for the children and young people often results in outstanding achievements. This is expressed through the way the school plans, develops, delivers and evaluates. Woodlands School an innovative and dynamic place to be.
The school council motto, SHINE, encapsulates our ethos:
- Safe and secure
- Healthy lifestyle
- Independent as possible
- Nice to each other
- Enjoy, achieve and celebrate
We would be delighted to welcome you to visit us to experience this for yourself.
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