The Bridge Integrated Learning Space

The school explicitly acknowledges that pupils with SEND face additional safeguarding challenges due to impaired capacity to resist or avoid abuse.

“We acknowledge that children with special educational needs and disabilities and/or certain health conditions can face additional safeguarding challenges as they may have an impaired capacity to resist or avoid abuse.”

Staff provide extra pastoral support and communication support specifically for SEND pupils to address additional safeguarding barriers.

“To address these additional challenges, our staff consider extra pastoral support and attention for these children, along with ensuring any appropriate support for communication is in place.”

The trust maintains a safeguarding culture aimed at helping pupils feel safe, secure, respected, and confident to speak up.

“The Bridge Trust recognises the importance of creating and maintaining a safeguarding culture that will help all pupils to feel safe, secure and respected; encourage them to talk openly; and enable them to feel confident that they will be listened to.”

Trust's five core values are Pride, Passion, Partnership, Professionalism, Positivity

“Pride, Passion, Partnership, Professionalism, Positivity”

The Trust describes itself as an inclusive family of schools centered on every child

“An inclusive family of schools, placing every child at the heart of everything we do”

Parent tours are offered half-termly at the Secondary site

“Parent Tours are offered on a half-termly basis at our Secondary site.”