The Vision – What we want to be?

“To be a creative educational family committed to opening doors, opening minds, improving lives and realising potential for all”

Brunel SEN Multi Academy Trust is comprised of the following schools:

Uplands School and Nursery Provision

Brimble Hill School

Horizons College

Churchward Free School - due to open in September 2018

The BSM Mission is to ensure…

Commitment to quality teaching & learning which is focused on outcomes & engagement leading to improved life chances for all children & young people.

Collaboration and effective partnership working both within the BSM and with external agencies and professionals.

Coproduction is embedded as a preferred way of engaging with individuals and groups to benefit the whole.

Effective continued professional development for all.

Efficient systems & processes offering value for money and organisational resilience through operational economies to ensure greater purchasing power and cost saving through economies of scale.

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Uplands is a purpose built Partnership Funded Initiative (PFI) school, completed in October 2006 and co-located within a learning campus that also incorporates a mainstream primary and secondary, and a primary special school.

Uplands catchment area is throughout Swindon and extends into Gloucestershire and Wiltshire and there are currently 142 on roll.

Uplands is a school for students with severe (SLD) or profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) aged 11 – 19 years and/or Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC). Our students will often have additional complex needs. Attainment on entry for all our students is well below the national age related expectation and all our students have statements of SEN.

Ethos and Values

Uplands aims to ensure that all students have:

•  A vibrant and caring community where independent life skills are developed to ensure students reach their full potential.
• Innovative and stimulating learning experiences and opportunities.
• A truly inclusive school where all contributions are celebrated and valued.
• Effective communication to be at the heart of all we do.
• Exceptional care, support and guidance in a safe and nurturing community.
• A unique and flexible curriculum, designed to maximise student engagement and progress.
• To be supported and enabled to contribute to their own lives and their community.
• Excellent partnerships and transitions during their learning journey into adult life.
• Exceptional staff to student ratios with highly experienced specialist staff.

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Brimble Hill School is a Primary Special School for children with severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties. We are located in the north of Swindon in a semi-rural location on a campus with 3 other schools.

Brimble Hill School is committed to celebrate the success its children achieve by setting challenging learning goals that are relevant and prepare them to take an active part in the wider community.

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Horizons College is a specialist facility for young adults aged 16-25 who have severe or profound multiple learning difficulties and / or complex needs

The College provides a holistic learning programme for young people which is challenging, relevant and fun to support individual progression and preparation for adulthood.  It is specifically aimed at learners with a range of learning and physical disabilities including those with complex medical and therapeutic needs and/or sensory processing difficulties.  Some may have additional complex social and behavioural related needs.

In order to meet this wide range of needs learners require a specialist provision including: purposely designed accommodation, access to a range of expert and multi-agency support such as physiotherapists and occupational therapists, visually and hearing impaired specialists amongst others.

Our Vision: Empowering learners to shape their future

Our Mission:

• To be an innovative and inclusive learning community for all
• To provide a safe, stimulating learner centred environment
• To equip learners with skills for work and life
• To collaborate with our local community and employers through effective partnerships
• To develop independence and the confidence to carry on their journey through adult life

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Churchward School was approved by the Department of Education in 2016 with an expected opening date of September 2018 to provide secondary and sixth form places for students with autism and associated social communication difficulties.

We are very excited about the proposed special school as we are convinced that it will provide life changing opportunities for some of the most challenged young people in our community.

The school will be part of the Brunel SEN MAT, and sponsored by Uplands School. 

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