Overview - The New Bridge Group

The New Bridge Group consists of number of related organisations - New Bridge Multi Academy Trust and New Bridge Horizons – providing education for children and young people up to the age of 30 with a range of special educational needs and disabilities.

It is a dynamic and vibrant organisation, passionate about improving the life opportunities available to its young people once they leave school. The organisation’s success and development has been built around a committed and talented team of staff who embrace change and continually challenge their own practice by looking for innovative ways to enable the young people to achieve their aspirations and play a meaningful part in their local communities.

New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust

The New Bridge Multi-Academy Trust caters for young people with an EHCP from the age of 4 to 19. The trust believes that all of its young people deserve the very best provision.

New Bridge School converted to a MAT in 2014 to enable the sponsorship of a new build school for children on the autistic continuum, Hollinwood Academy. Other schools in the Trust are:

The Springboard Project is our free school which opened in September 2019, on our campus in the centre of Oldham. It provides high quality innovative alternative educational experiences for pupils and students with SEMH needs across the 14-19 age range.

New Bridge School is a generic special needs school for pupils and students between the ages of 11 and 19. There are two sites, the 11-16 Roman Road/Hollinwood campus and the 16-19 St. Martin’s Road site. Each site has its own Head of School. The school delivers a personalised curriculum that ranges from P1 to GCSE and equivalents.

Hollinwood Academy is a discrete environment catering for those on the autistic spectrum between the ages of 4 and 19. The school is based on the Hollinwood campus, along with the New Bridge School 11-16 site, and offers qualifications that include GCSE and A Level equivalents.

Hawthorns School is located in Audenshaw and supports primary aged children with complex learning needs.

Samuel Laycock School is the newest school to join the trust. It provides a specialist, high quality, relevant and balanced education for pupils aged 11-16 who have moderate learning difficulties. They also tailor the learning experiences for individual pupils’ social and emotional development. Additionally, the school has a specialist base for pupils on the autistic spectrum, where students are taught by specialist staff.

As part of the wider group, there are also two Post-19 organisations, New Bridge Horizons, a social care provision for adults aged 19+ and Future Finders Employability College, that offers a 1-year supported internship course for those students looking to move into paid employment and independent volunteering opportunities.

The Trust is committed to providing the very best opportunities for its children and young people and its destination focused provision enables them to play a meaningful and fulfilling role within their local and wider community. The Trust has established some of the best employability pathways in the world, with over 11 years of experience in supporting students into the world of work. It is an Apple 1:1 Trust, the first in the UK, which means that every single one of the children and staff have their own iPad to enhance engagement, achievement and innovation.

The curriculum and philosophies provide the opportunities for academic and social development that will enhance the life opportunities for the young people as they move into the adult world.

Further information about the School and the Trust can be found at

www.newbridgegroup.org

www.youtube.com/user/NewBridgeGroup