New Bridge School

Our Trust caters for young people with an EHCP from the age of 4 to 19. We believe that all our 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 . Spring Brook School successfully applied to join our T... rust and in 2019 we set up the Springboard Project to deliver a more appropriate vocational offer for young people with SEND. We then welcomed Hawthorns School and @everyonelearning Teaching School Alliance to our Trust. Graham is the CEO of the New Bridge Group, a cluster of organisations based in Oldham that support the learning, social and pastoral needs of over 700 children and young people with additional needs between the ages of 4 and 25. Graham fervently believes that our young people should be given the skills and attributes to enable them to contribute and participate in their communities and society as a whole, and we work together to create appropriate and high quality individual pathways for all our young people. The Group consists of the New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, our growing family of schools (click here for details), Future Finders , our innovative supported internship project aiming to increase opportunities for young adults aged up to 25 run in partnership with the Manchester College, and New Bridge Horizons , our flexible day provision for young adults aged 19 to 25. Graham has spent over 25 years in the SEN field he has previously been a headteacher, deputy and senior teacher in five other schools and this is his third headship. Graham is the chair of the Special Schools Academies Trust (SSAT) SEN headteachers steering group , a network representing the views of 450 special schools across the country. He is a National Leader of Education and plays a key role as chair of Special Schools Voice , a national organisation representing the views of special schools and working to influence educational thinking and policy at national level. He also ...Read More