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    An education at Birch Wood School ENABLES.

Welcome To Our School

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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Learning Support/Teaching Assistants

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Midday & Personal Care Assistants

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🩷🩷 Today is Undiagnosed Children’s Day! 🩷🩷

Having a child with an undiagnosed genetic condition can be lonely and isolating. SWAN UK brings families together to help them navigate the unknown and connect with others who understand the unique challenges that they face. As this day has fallen during our Easter break, we will be celebrating and raising awareness of SWAN UK during our PMLD Awareness Day on the 2nd May.
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🩷🩷 Today is Undiagnosed Childrens Day! 🩷🩷

Having a child with an undiagnosed genetic condition can be lonely and isolating. SWAN UK brings families together to help them navigate the unknown and connect with others who understand the unique challenges that they face. As this day has fallen during our Easter break, we will be celebrating and raising awareness of SWAN UK during our PMLD Awareness Day on the 2nd May.

Next Friday May 2nd is PMLD Awareness Day, so make sure you come to school wearing your brightest/light up/neon clothing ready for a day of fun!

This will mark the start of a consultation project working alongside parents and carers to explore what is most important to them and how they would like provision for young people with PMLD in the UK to be changed or improved. "Let’s make PMLD provision something to rave about!"
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Next Friday May 2nd is PMLD Awareness Day, so make sure you come to school wearing your brightest/light up/neon clothing ready for a day of fun! 

This will mark the start of a consultation project working alongside parents and carers to explore what is most important to them and how they would like provision for young people with PMLD in the UK to be changed or improved. Lets make PMLD provision something to rave about!

🎷‘Brilliant at Birch Wood’🎷 We are excited to celebrate last weeks set of nominations to recognise our wonderful students achievements. Well done to you all 👏🏼🌟 See MoreSee Less

🎷‘Brilliant at Birch Wood’🎷 We are excited to celebrate last weeks set of nominations to recognise our wonderful students achievements. Well done to you all 👏🏼🌟Image attachmentImage attachment+5Image attachment
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What Our Parents Say…

“Keep up the good work, excellent school.”

“The teachers are an asset to my son and others, thank you.”

“I am extremely happy with the progress my daughter is making – she has come on in leaps and bounds. I feel Birch Wood Vale is tailor made for her needs.”

“Keep up the good work, excellent school.”

“The teachers are an asset to my son and others, thank you.”

“I am extremely happy with the progress my daughter is making – she has come on in leaps and bounds. I feel Birch Wood Vale is tailor made for her needs.”

“I am so happy with how my son has progressed in the school setting over a short period of time. A big ‘thank you’ for everyone’s help and especially for their exceptional support. I know that he will blossom throughout the school setting. Thanks again!”

“The primary school said under no circumstances could he go back after Christmas. Sending him to Birch Wood is the best thing I ever did, I couldn’t be more pleased. He is calmer, telling me about things he enjoys at school. Everybody has noticed such a big change in him, all of my family appreciate everything you are doing, it has changed our lives.”

“My son is really happy, he’s started playing again and back to the old child. Everything is really positive and he is much happier when he comes home. The unit has been really positive for him”

“I am happy with the new assessment and tracking system. My son seems very happy at school and appears to be making good progress. The teachers seemed very knowledgeable about my son’s abilities and when to push him. I would like to comment on his next IEP before it is finalised.”

“The provision has been outstanding in every way and the staff are brilliant with strategies to ensure progress is made in all areas of my son’s school life. We couldn’t ask for anything more!”

“I was very impressed with how positive ad enthusiastic all staff were tonight (as always). Especially impressed with all the efficient, colour coded information on my sons progress and it’s equivalent grade in GCSE.”