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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Classrooms

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Teachers/Subject Specialists

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Learning Support/Teaching Assistants

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Midday & Personal Care Assistants

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💙 Wellbeing Wednesday – Understanding our Sensory System

Our sensory system (how we process things like movement, touch, sound and body signals) helps us to feel safe, regulated and ready to engage. When this feels out of balance, we may need extra support.

This poster gives a clear overview of the 8 senses that make up the sensory system and lots of practical activity ideas you can try at home 👇
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📚Teaching & Learning Tuesday

This week, we are proud to showcase the incredible creativity and focus demonstrated by our Year 7 students in Art.

As part of their “Crystal Art” project, pupils have been exploring shape, line and colour to create striking geometric designs inspired by crystals and gemstones. Using careful observation and a range of techniques, students have experimented with blending, shading and colour layering to bring their designs to life. 🎨
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📚Teaching & Learn

Don’t forget that tomorrow is our big ‘Glow Up’ for PMLD Awareness Day at Grange Drive! We look forward to seeing pupils and staff in their brightest, shiniest and most sparkly clothing! ✨✨✨ See MoreSee Less

✨Milestone Monday

Today we’re celebrating the wonderful achievements from across the school last week and what an amazing week of learning it was!
🌟Fleur showed incredible engagement during a sensory story session in Chiffchaffs, demonstrating curiosity, focus and enjoyment.
📚 NJ reached a big milestone by identifying phonics sounds and blending them to spell “dad” for the very first time!
🐑 The Chiffchaffs, Peacocks and Falcons both had an incredible trip to the farm.
🚌 The Burrow and The Nest took part in their first community visit. As a class, they mapped out their journey, became familiar with the minibus route, wrote shopping lists and practised polite manners at the checkout. What a successful trip!

It’s been an incredible week filled with meaningful moments, new experiences and so many achievements from our pupils. We are so proud of everyone ✨💚
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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.”