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Explore opportunities within a specialist SEND school supporting children and young people with complex needs.
Be part of a setting focused on individualised learning, inclusion, and life-changing education.
Welcome to Briarwood School
Briarwood School is based on 3 sites across East-Central Bristol and is made up of Briarwood Infants, Juniors, Secondary, Sixth Form and The Nexus (a specialist centre for pupils with Behaviours that challenge).
Briarwood is committed to providing high quality education, care and life experiences for children and young people aged 3-19 with Severe and Profound Learning Difficulties, Complex Needs, Autism and Sensory Impairments.
They prioritise individualised learning and work in a multi-professional team which includes, therapists, specialist staff and other support services.
Vision & Purpose
Briarwood’s vision is to develop best practice in everything they do and be responsive and innovative within their community, Bristol, nationally and internationally.
They aim to engage fully in collaboration, training, development and support everyone to be the best they can be.
- Their purpose is:To educate and inspire.
- To have fun in order to enlighten curiosity and a love for learning in our pupils. To laugh, to learn, to succeed.
- To support pupils to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will support them to succeed throughout their lives.
Briarwood’s Values
Briarwood’s values are that every pupil should enjoy what they are doing, engage with their learning and learn to the best of their ability.
Enjoy
Their aim is to be a happy, welcoming, nurturing environment, where all pupils feel safe, secure and are ready to learn.
Engage
They value enrichment and inclusion, which ensures pupils engage in school life through a carefully designed learning experience.
Learn
They provide a bespoke approach to learning, to support children with often complex and widely differing needs.
Training
Briarwood offer many different types of training and support.
Training areas include:
- Understanding Autism
- Belonging in SEND
- SEND curriculum development
- Careers curriculum from early years to post-16
- Diversity and SEND
- Phonics for pupils with SEND (pre-reading through to advanced stages)
- Positive behaviour support (introduction and implementation)
- Sensory processing
- Team Teach
- Trauma-informed practice
- Wellbeing and mental health for pupils with SEND
Supporting staff to develop the skills needed to work effectively in specialist settings.
Frequently Asked Questions About Briarwood School
Briarwood is a specialist SEND school in Bristol supporting pupils aged 3–19 with complex needs.
Pupils may have severe learning difficulties, autism, sensory impairments, and complex needs.
It offers highly individualised learning and works with a multi-professional team to support each pupil.
Yes. A wide range of SEND-focused training is available to support staff development.
Roles include SEND teaching, teaching assistant roles, and specialist support positions.
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