Woodlandscentre.org Website Review

Located in the rural town of Wem in Shropshire and enriched in history, The Woodlands Centre accommodates the Woodlands Specialist School and the Woodlands Outreach Service, with our Acorns key stage 2 provisions located in Oswestry and Bishop's Castle. With a £2.2 million investment, transformation from the previously known “Trench Hall School” to the purpose built Woodlands Centre We hope our website will give you a feel for the nature and scope of The Woodlands Centre, it is not however a substitute for a visit in person as words and pictures cannot do full justice to the quality or extent of the facilities and of course the view of the surrounding > “Pupils are well prepared for life after school and it is rare > that any pupil is not in training, education or employment” The Woodlands School is a Shropshire Local Authority (LA) Specialist School catering for pupils aged eleven to sixte*n who have Special Educational Needs (SEN), specifically Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH). The school has facilities for and can accommodate up to 56 statemented boys and gi*ls with EHC plans on a non-residential basis. Children are admitted from year seven, up to a maximum of eight in each year group, with our Acorns provision admitting from year five. Each group is usually taught by one teacher and one Special Support As*istant. The high staff to pupil ratio within clas*rooms is recognition that pupils coming to Woodlands School have a range of learning, emotional and behavioural difficulties which require a Our Advisory teachers and specialist practitioners offer outreach support for pupils who may present signs of Social Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Autistic Spectrum (AS) or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This fully traded service provides support, advice, as*essment and training for schools, pupils, parents and other agencies in Shropshire and surrounding areas. Woodlands Outreach has the inclusive agenda at its heart ensuring