Briarwood Special School

1BIGD Reference number: 831

General information

Address:
Briarway
Fishponds
Bristol
BS16 4EA (Multimap)

Opening times:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Telephone: 0117 353 2651

Fax: 0117-353-2658

Website: http://www.briarwood.bristol.sch.uk

Email: briarwood@bristol.gov.uk

Ages services offered to: 4 – 19

Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health

Type of delivery point: School; Education Service

Aims: Briarwood is a split site school in Bristol for students with severe learning difficulty. The Briarway Centre caters for our primary age students-2-11 years. The Briarfield Centre is home to our secondary age students and is attached to Whitefield Fishponds Community School. It takes ages 11-19. All students should have access to as much of the national curriculum for their age group as possible. The council provides free transport to and from school (where appropriate) and free school meals if students meet the council requirements.

Areas of support offered

Education and Training: Early Education; Foundation Stage; Life skills; Options at 13+; Options at 16+; Options at 18+

Disability, Special Needs and Additional Needs: Learning Disability; Physical Impairments; Speech and Communication Impairments; Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Geographical Areas Covered

The whole of England: No

The South West Region: No

Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No

Bath & North East Somerset: No

Bristol: The whole of the area

South Gloucestershire: No

Disability and Access Issues

Bus stops nearby: No

Car park nearby: No

Parking for disabled drivers: No

Pedestrian route: No

Automatic external doors: No
Will doors easily open from a wheelchair: No

Glass doors clearly marked at the centre for safety: No

Doors 900mm or more wide, with flat thresholds: No

Doors light and non sprung: No

External ramps: No

External steps: No

Lobby/porch area: No

Interior of premises bright and well lit: No

Interior automatic doors: No
Wide doors: No
Wheelchair friendly doors: No

Door frames and handles clearly visible: No

Wide unobstructed corridors (min 1200mm): No

Lift for Wheelchair users: No

Internal ramps: No

Internal steps: No

Visual fire alarm: No

Floor contrast colouring for entrances and exits: No

Able to provide on request individuals who can:
– offer general assistance: No
– assist visually impaired people: No
– sign in BSL and/or MAKATON: No
– do lip speaking: No

Loop system for hearing aid users: No

Public telephone: No

Inductive coupler for hearing aid users: No

Provide pamphlets/leaflets: No

Provision for assistance dogs: No

Toilets that disabled people can access: No


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