Tumblewood

Project workers in Tumblewood Community work with individual young people and spend time with them in classrooms to support learning. As a result there is often a one to one pupil staff ratio in class. Due to the small structure of Tumblewood Community it is possible to undertake in depth individual work with young people who have issues and anxieties arising from physical, emotional and sexual abuse.The teaching staff work with high-risk behaviours, exploring and identifying presenting patterns and assisting to change pupils cycles of negative behaviour.

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Opportunities may be offered to integrate pupils into local mainstream schools and work experience is encouraged in the community for year 10 and 11 pupils. An example of this is Larkrise Community Farm, a local resource that offers a GNVQ 1 in animal care and encourages pupils to interact with other young people of a similar age in team building tasks.Strong links with the Trowbridge Connexions resource has been instrumental in the success the school has had in supporting pupils at Trowbridge FE College and where appropriate work based placements.