Ladywood SchoolBelieve and Achieve

Achieve great things at Ladywood! We believe that Ladywood School offers your child the best

opportunities to succeed on their learning journey.

We would invite you to come and visit us to see for yourselves,

the outstanding opportunities that awaits your child from being

part of our school community. We would be delighted to give you

a guided tour of our school, where you will see our children as

enthused, inspired and happy learners.

Our children relish the time they spend with us and are

well prepared for their future.

The right startfor happy futures!

I am delighted to welcome you to Ladywood School. We are an

outstanding school for primary aged pupils with complex learning

difficulties and, or autistic spectrum disorder.

At Ladywood School our children are given the very best support to ensure that they gain

the most from the educational experiences offered. Ladywood staff work in partnership

with parents and the wider professional community to enable each child’s learning

journey to be fun yet challenging and therefore contribute to their successes in later life.

I am extremely proud of our school provision and pupils’ achievements which has been

acknowledged by the Ofsted grading of Outstanding.

We look forward to meeting you and showing you the wonderful environment in which

our pupils learn and grow, an environment that enables them to fulfil their ambitions at

Ladywood School

Sally McFarlane B.Ed (Hons) M.A.

Head Teacher

Bringing out the best Every child is different and every child has unique

talents that need to be nurtured and encouraged.

Whatever your childs’ strengths, at Ladywood

we ensure that they have the support and space

to blossom. We create a happy, positive learning

environment, where children feel supported, cared

for and are encouraged to achieve.

W E L C O M E ! to Ladywood School!“Ladywood is an outstanding special school.

It is exceptionally effective in nearly all respects.”

…OFSTED 2011

Preparing your child for success lies at

the heart of everything that we do. A range

of teaching and learning strategies are

used effectively to engage our pupils in the

learning process.

Lessons and activities are carried out in small groups or on a

one to one basis to ensure that the focus is appropriate for each

child. At Ladywood the curriculum is based on the Early Years

Foundation Stage curriculum for our younger children and on the

National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 and 2.

We also place a very strong emphasis on Personal and

Social Education and on Creative Arts.

“The excellent progress pupils make is the result of a

curriculum, teaching and care of the highest order.”

…OFSTED 2011

Developing skills for life!At Ladywood the team recognises the importance of

individual learning styles. We have a creative, dynamic

and multi-sensory approach to learning. This curriculum

delivers the full range of skills to enable our children to

become life- long learners. Children are encouraged to

explore their talents and have opportunities to generalise

and transfer these skills. Very small classes ensure we can

actively engage in personalised learning.

Fun ways to discover more!The environment at Ladywood has been

designed to engage and challenge our children

and encourage them to be active learners.

Ladywood School has a large soft play room,

sensory room, extensive ICT equipment and two

mini buses to facilitate first hand experiential

learning outside of the classroom.

“As a parent I am always kept

fully informed of my son’s progress which

demonstrates the high expectations

Ladywood School has.”

Jaqui Grady, Parent

Fulfilling your child’s learning potentialthrough exceptional teaching!Challenging your child

to succeed in every area…

At Ladywood the creative curriculum and the

opportunities for learning which take place outside

the classroom are highly valued.

Our children have achieved huge success in musical and artistic activities.

We have a music specialist that works in school for one day per week,

ensuring that all children have a rich and varied musical experience.

We also work closely with Bolton Music Service who provides

us with regular live music concerts. We encourage all our

children to take full advantage of artistic opportunities

and many children discover a great sense of

achievement in these areas.

Exciting, enriching activities!Children at Ladywood experience a range of activities that include: Creative dance

lessons culminating in a whole school performance, African drumming lessons,

football coaching from local teams, and visiting theatre groups.

Our children have even had their work exhibited at TATE Liverpool, a real

endorsement of the quality of our childrens’ work.

Parent partnershipsWe recognise and value the huge contribution that parents are able to make to their

child’s overall education and development. The home / school diaries allow for effective

communication. These record events and achievements and provide valuable information for

parents about their child. Equally valuable is the information that parents share with class

teams so they are aware of any issues.

The creativity at Ladywood

is fantastic! Children can express

themselves through this mean.

Jenny Hardman, Parent

Expanding minds, opening possibilities!

“Learning opportunities are exciting, often involving visitors

coming into school or pupils going out of school.”

…OFSTED 2011

Discovering opportunities and nurturing new skills

All of our children require a more

specialist approach to their learning.

For our children with a diagnosis

of Autistic Spectrum Disorder

(ASD) we offer a higher level of

structure and predictability within

their classroom environment.

In addition to this, communication underpins all approaches

to learning and augmentative forms of communication are

utilised such as Picture Exchange Communication System

(PECs), signing and symbol support.

The communication with

the class team is amazing and very

rewarding when it comes to relaying

information to and from school.

Kath Kay, Parent

Specialist resources At Ladywood we strive to meet the needs of the whole child.

In doing so, we greatly value the input of a wide range of other

professionals who work with our children both in school and at

home. We have a range of professionals who are either based in

school or visit on a regular basis. These are:

• Speech and Language Therapists

• School Nurse

• Community Paediatrician

• Educational Psychologist

• Teachers for hearing and Visually Impaired

• Physiotherapists

• Occupational Therapists

We also work closely with colleagues from Social Care, Learning

Disabilities Nursing Team, Bridges and many other agencies who

support our children and their families.

Healthy food, healthy attitudes!Pupils may bring a packed lunch to school or purchase

a school dinner. We believe that a healthy balanced

diet facilitates successful learning and therefore

encourage our pupils to adopt a healthy approach to

eating. Vegetarian or special diets can be provided

if parents or doctors request one. Staff are also

experienced in working with children who experience

sensory or feeding issues and are able to offer

appropriate support.

Give your child the future they deserve!

“The reception classes provide an excellent introduction to school for

children with a wide range of learning difficulties, including autism.”

…OFSTED 2011

Completely focused on individual progress…

Dedicated to meeting every needdevoted to encouraging every talent

Outstanding teaching and learning practices…

Inclusive activities!

Ladywood offers high quality, meaningful, inclusive opportunities to our

children. These activities address individual needs and are supported by

Ladywood staff. The inclusive activities take place either at Masefield

Primary School with whom we share a site or one of the other local

primary schools. All inclusive activities are well planned and designed to

meet the needs of each child.

Ladywood OutreachLadywood Outreach Service is staffed by a team of teachers

and Teaching Assistants. They support pupils and colleagues in

primary and secondary mainstream settings.

The role also includes delivering training, facilitating

interventions and attending professionals meetings. All the

team have a teaching commitment here at

Ladywood School or at a local mainstream school.

“Pupils’ exceptional progress, including learning basic skills, means

they are being prepared for economic well-being very well.”

…OFSTED 2011

For more details on what Ladywood

School can offer your child, or to arrange

a visit please call:

01204 333 400Alternatively you can also email us:

office@ladywood.bolton.sch.uk

I think that the level of teaching at

Ladywood is outstanding.

Jeremy Bon, parent

As a National Teaching School and

a National Support School, Ladywood

leads the way in bringing together the

best practice and the current teaching

and learning strategies for

professionals in other schools.

The impact of being a Teaching School is that our

children benefit from cutting edge teaching strategies.

Leading the way leading by example

Ladywood Schooland Outreach Service

Masefield RoadBolton BL3 1NG

Tel: 01204 333400 Fax: 01204 333405Email: office@ladywood.bolton.sch.ukWeb: www.ladywood.bolton.sch.uk

Headteacher: Sally McFarlane B.Ed (Hons) M.A.

TO BOLTONTO BURY

LITTLE LEVERStopes Rd

Bolton Rd

Countless Ln

Bradley Fold

LADYWOOD SCHOOL

Radcliffe Moor Rd

Radcliffe Rd

A58

Bury New Road

Bury Road

St Peter’s Way

St Peter’s Way

Church St

Long

Ln

Manchester Rd

Green Ln

TO MANCHESTER

“Ladywood School is so good we have no recommendations

for improvement.” …OFSTED 2011

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