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This week we spoke to Delorise who is a teacher at our Chilworth House Upper School. Growing up as a person of colour with undiagnosed dyslexia inspired Delorise to pursue her career in teaching. After having a negative school experience she wanted to ensure no other children and young people had to go through the same and instead enjoyed an inclusive and positive time at school. This account is sure to inspire you!
🌟 🚀With our friends from The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Futures Employer Award. Together, we’ll be recognising organisations that lead the way in creating workplace cultures and environments that celebrate neurodiversity and accelerate the futures of young people entering the world of work.
We are excited to have launched our Power of a Great Teacher series! Our new series aims to give you an insight into the journey of some of our teachers, their achievements at WG and why they are so important for our children and young people to reach the best futures they can! To start, we caught up with Martin from our Oakwood Learning Centre who has recently progressed to a Deputy Head Teacher position. In this blog he discusses his teaching journey and some of the things that make working at WG and within SEN so great. 🏆
The WG Star Awards celebrated the hard work and dedication that our teams put in to ensuring our children and young people have the best support and education helping them towards the best future. It was an evening of glamour and celebration, you can read more about on our news page or follow us on LinkedIn!
As we always say, we love to celebrate every #hugesmallvictory and what better way to do it than getting all our teams together for a night of awards. We are very excited to be celebrating the below categories: 🌟 Everyday Hero 🌟 Going the Extra Mile 🌟 Leader of the Year 🌟 Role Model of the Year 🌟 School of the Year 🌟 Learning Centre of the Year 🌟 Home of the Year 🌟 ESG Contribution of the Year 🌟 Lifetime Achievement 🌟 Futures Achievement 🌟 Young Person’s Choice 🌟 Chief Executive’s Choice So get ready for our teams to look sparkly alongside some fancy trophies 🏆
🎙️✨ Our latest podcast episode is a must-listen as Wendy Yeo, Head Teacher of our Castlefell School, and Arron Hutchinson, Education Training Director of The ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity, join us for a discussion exploring ways to support your child settle into a new school. Whether it is the jump from primary to secondary or transitioning to a SEN provision, they have top tips, including managing school anxiety and successful school routines.
✨🙌 Pupils, parents and the team at our Cedar House School are celebrating following the publication of their report by Ofsted. Glowing in praise, it demonstrates the incredible difference the school continues to make to families.
The team at Head Office celebrated Christmas Jumper Day today to raise money for Save the Children 🎄 🤶 🎅 A massive thank you to everyone who donated, the team have managed to raise £159! Enjoy some fantastic Christmas jumpers, shirts and accessories below 🌟 #SavetheChildren #ChristmasJumperDay #CharityEvent #HugeSmallVictories #WitherslackGroup #Fundraising #Celebration
❔ Ever wondered what it’s like to work for us? ❓ As we’re the leading provider of special education in the UK, there are things that we do every day that define who we are. If it’s the right thing to do for a young person, then it’s the right thing to do. Geraldine Mendonca, Head Teacher of Luxborough Court School which opened in November 2022, gives us an insight into how we work as a team and the importance of our integrated learning. We make sure that we offer great support to all our employees whether that is through training, career opportunities or wellbeing experiences. Being the Head Teacher of a brand new school can be both exciting and challenging, but Geraldine demonstrates that you are supported every step of the way, ensuring our young people get the best experiences. She commented: “I had high expectations [and] I would say that Witherslack Group has far exceeded them’ as well as emphasising that we "are focused on being completely child centred throughout". This video highlights that our #hugesmallvictories are created by valuing and supporting our employees, who in turn provide our young people with the best possible outcomes. 🏆 Follow the link below to watch a short video to learn first-hand what it's like to start working with us!
🎓 We're delighted to announce that Luxborough Court School in Essex has officially opened its doors to pupils! 🎓 Luxborough Court School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education for boys and girls. Based in Essex, the school meets the needs of a diverse group of pupils with autism, speech, language & communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Check out the incredible site here ...
