Where a Love of Learning Grows
Where a Love of Learning Grows
We provide a wonderful learning environment and SEND expert staff who are highly committed to our pupils. An education at Birch Wood positively changes children’s lives allowing them to achieve their ‘personal best’. Our ENABLES culture embodies our high aspirations and unwavering passion and determination to provide outstanding outcomes for every pupil.
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🌟 Neurodiversity Week – A Celebration of You! 🌟
This week we’ve been celebrating Neurodiversity Week. 💛♥️💙
📣A reminder that tomorrow (Friday 20th March) is our “Celebration of You” non uniform day to celebrate Neurodiversity Week, World Down Syndrome Day and Comic Relief.
👕 Pupils and staff are invited to wear clothes that make them feel truly themselves, alongside their odd socks 🧦
Throughout the day, pupils will take part in activities marking all three celebrations 💛♥️💙 … See MoreSee Less
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📖Once Upon a Thursday
As part of the 100‑year celebration of Winnie‑the‑Pooh, IGB have had a wonderful time exploring this much‑loved story 🍯🐻
They have enjoyed discovering the different characters and taking part in a range of fun, story‑linked activities, bringing this classic tale to life and celebrating a century of magic and imagination. 💛📖 … See MoreSee Less
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💙Wellbeing Wednesday
This week is Neurodiversity Week, a time to recognise, value and celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.
At Birch Wood, we place huge importance on celebrating every single person for who they are their strengths, their voices and their individuality.
So, we thought it was only fitting to reshare our “This Is Me” video from last year. It’s a powerful reminder of the beauty in being yourself and the importance of feeling seen, heard and accepted.
Let’s continue to champion inclusion, understanding and kindness – this week and every week.
#WellbeingWednesday #NeurodiversityWeek #ThisIsMe #Inclusion #CelebratingDifference #BirchWood … See MoreSee Less
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📚Teaching & Learning Tuesday
This week we’re excited to continue showcasing the fantastic work taking place in GCSE Art, led by our brilliant art teacher Jeannette Boyd.🎨
Students are exploring powerful and thought‑provoking themes including Isolation, Interior, Time and Ocean, producing work that shows strong technical skill, careful development and growing confidence. Through drawing, painting and mixed media, students are experimenting with composition, tone, texture and symbolism to communicate ideas and emotions.
Inspired by artists such as M.C. Escher and Salvador Dalí, as well as personal research and observation, students are developing individual and meaningful responses. Their sketchbooks clearly show the journey of ideas – from initial studies and experimentation to more refined and ambitious outcomes.
This work is a great example of creative risk‑taking, resilience and high‑quality learning in action, and reflects the dedication of our students alongside the expert guidance and encouragement they receive in Art.💙🎨👏🏼 … See MoreSee Less
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