Broadfield Specialist School is Secondary School for SEND which caters for pupils with generic learning difficulties. Our age-range is from 11 to 19 and we have 170 students in school. We are currently based in Oswaldtwistle but are due to expand and relocate to the Hameldon site in Burnley in September 2022. This will allow our students to access outstanding facilities to further enhance our curr
iculum delivery. Our staff team are skilled and dedicated. The school is led by an experienced Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and three Assistant Headteachers. Several staff have SEND and other specialist qualifications, including Qualified Teachers for Autism and Visual Impairment. We have specialist co-ordinators for Speech, Language & Communication, Well-being and Mental Health, Behaviour, Sensory needs, Outdoor Education, Moving & Handling, Parental Liaison, and Safeguarding. We have many qualified and experienced Teaching Assistants, a variety of trained therapists, and extensive admin support. The school is organised into three departments – Key Stages 3 and 4 together with a post 16 College. Pupils in Key Stages 3 & 4 follow the National Curriculum, just as young people in any secondary school. Most class groups are taught by subject specialist teachers within specialist classrooms. Pupils in College follow a destination led Curriculum. Pupils also have their individual learning needs addressed through creative curriculum approaches and all learning is highly differentiated to meet individual needs. Some groups follow a sensory curriculum. We have a nurture group and can undertake Boxall Profile and Sensory Profiles. We have excellent inclusion links for our pupils with local mainstream secondary schools so that our pupils all have the opportunity to experience mainstream education. We also have links with local colleges and training providers. We have a choir and a band who play keyboard, guitar and samba drums. Through the EHCP Annual Review process, we work with parents in order to establish learning targets for all our pupils which are then included in individual programmes and plans. The school works closely with other professionals, such as Speech Therapist, Psychologists, Special School Nurse, and an Independent Careers Adviser through a multi-disciplinary approach . Our school Mission Statement is "We belong, we believe, we enjoy and achieve" – an ideal to which we are all committed. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (Nov 2018) defined our School as OUTSTANDING! The Ofsted Report says "Students are very proud of their school and of their achievements. A typical comment was, ‘This school teaches us to recognise our own talents and to use those talents to succeed. We are taught to celebrate how different we all are.’ Overall, students agree that the school is helping them significantly to improve their academic achievement, behaviour and social well-being." We have been awarded flagship status for being a Healthy school. We also hold the Autism Accreditation Award, Wellbeing Award and Leading Parental Partnership Award. Broadfield Specialist School is a forward thinking school with a vibrant and exciting future!
