School will close for Christmas at 1pm on Friday 20th December and we welcome students back on Tuesday 7th January 2025.
For any safeguarding queries, please contact our Designated Safeguarding Lead, Mr Nigel Troop on nigelt@enhancedlearningservices.co.uk or 07788 316559, Alternatively our DDSL’s can be contacted: Jemma.Latham@enhancedlearningservices.co.uk & Rebecca.Hull@enhancedlearningservices.co.uk
Site emergency contact Chris Shepherd M: 07977 491380 or Ben Coombes (Deputy Head Teacher) M: 07551 057828
For any other information please contact our Headteacher, Kate Stradling on 07580 540598, or, kates@enhancedlearningservices.co.uk
To report a student absence please email attendancewls@wessexlodgeschool.co.uk before 8am if at all possible.
We are an Ofsted graded GOOD school and are proud to be named as a Thrive School of Excellence and a Trauma Informed school, with all staff specifically trained in these areas. We are an independent SEMH school offering an individualised education to improve life outcomes.
Our team of staff provide highly specialised education provision and support to students who have complex needs. Our school runs across three sites, the Ark in Frome and Newmead Farm in Maiden Bradley & our new Primary School site in Kilmington.
We are passionate about providing excellent, bespoke education and opportunities for our students. Our four pillar goals are CARE – care, adaptability, resilience and empathy; through these we develop our students social, moral, spiritual and cultural skills, and add to this academic achievement, developing our young people so that they can secure, safe and contributing members of society.
Thrive (therapeutic and restorative approach to emotional and social development) underpins our entire curriculum and everything we do is Trauma Informed. Students thrive and progress in our school, and their attainment, engagement and progress is significantly higher in comparison to previous placements, as recognised by OFSTED. We are extremely proud of our school, our students and our amazing staff.
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We provide high quality, holistic care and learning to improve the lives of children and young people through a proven range of practitioner-led services.
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We aim to provide our students with a safe, caring and nurturing community with clear, consistent boundaries and high expectations. Relationships are at the heart of our approach and are based on sensitive understanding of a young person’s experiences and the areas in which they require more support.
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