Our Vision:
'A specialist SEND community inspiring Rochdale and beyond...'
How are we meeting our vision?
'A specialist SEND community...
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We provide a highly specialised learning environment for young people aged 11-19 and beyond, with a curriculum tailored to individual needs. Learn more about our Quality of Education.
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Our learners benefit from access to a wide range of therapy services that support their communication, wellbeing and development. Find out more about our Therapy Offer.
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We are committed to a whole-school culture of intervention and support, ensuring every learner receives the help they need to succeed. Read more about our Interventions.
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Our dedicated staff work within specialist teams, including EHCP, Medical, Communication and Therapy, Safeguarding, Enrichment, Extended Schools, Personal Care, Business Support, and Stress and Anxiety Services.
Inspiring Rochdale and beyond'
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We are proud to support an increasingly diverse range of learners, including those with highly complex needs, always guided by our belief that "we find a way."
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Attendance is above the national average for special schools and continues to improve.
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Redwood continues to grow, increasing from 328 learners in 2020 to 402 learners in September 2026.
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We are committed to inclusion and do not exclude learners. Since April 2024, we have had zero suspensions.
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Together, we are creating opportunities, raising aspirations, and making a positive difference for learners, families and the wider community.
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Our Long-Term Outcomes (Summer 2029)
School Development Visual Summary
Safeguarding
Inclusion & Curriculum
Curriculum & Teaching
Achievement
Attendance & Behaviour
Personal Development & Wellbeing
Leadership & Governance
Summary of Focus Areas: 2026 - 2029
A - Safeguarding
A1 - Continue to provide robust safeguarding, adapting and responding to rising complexity, growth, and levels of need.
B - Inclusion
B1 - Further enhance the SEND and inclusive offer in all provisions for all learners
B2 - Further develop and embed the Graduated Approach across all sites
B3 - Further develop and enhance transition
C - Curriculum and Teaching
C1 - Embed and further improve the planned and sequenced Pre Formal to Formal Plus Curriculum across all provisions
C2 - Further develop the communication provision and environment in every area of school
C3 - Relaunch and embed reading, writing and oracy provision across school
C4 - Embed the 7 ingredients teaching and learning model, further developing consistency through a tiered QA and support approach (CPD*)
D - Achievement
D1 - Further develop the quality of EHCPs as the golden thread with consistently high-quality outcome setting across school.
D2 - Further develop the use of meaningful assessment across the school provision and curriculum
D3 - Broaden relevant and meaningful accreditations across provisions (aspiration)
E - Attendance and Behaviour
E1 - Continue an unrelented focus to further improve the attendance of all groups
E2 - Continue to promote and further improve staff curiosity and flexibility to find provision to meet all needs (high anxiety/ medical)
E3 - Further develop expertise, confidence and support for the most complex learners through a relational approach
F - Personal Development and Wellbeing
F1 - Further increase participation of disadvantaged and complex groups across all sites
F2 - Further develop staff confidence and skillset to deliver RSE
F3 - Further develop community links, vocation and Real Work opportunities
F4 - Further increase the scope and impact of the Extended School (also leadership)
F5 - Continue to embed systems and processes to respond to learner voice and enhance wellbeing
G - Leadership and Governance
G1 - Further develop leadership at every level to ensure sustainable growth across all Redwood sites.
G2 - Recruit and develop new governors and embed governor ways of working and link roles
G3 - Further develop the core and enhanced CPD model and capacity to support beyond Redwood (Extended School)
G4 - Continue to refine/ align systems and procedures to reduce workload and further improve wellbeing
G5 - Develop the school’s Business Support team to meet the needs of a complex multi-site specialist setting
