This site is home to our Engage Pathway and a specialist Explore class. It is a parentship site on the grounds of The Farnley Academy. It caters for students (aged 3-19) with Complex and Multiple Learning Needs (CMLN) in purpose-built specialist facilities.

These include five classrooms and care suites with full tracking, a dedicated rebound room and a hydrotherapy pool. The school nurses and physiotherapists are based on this site. All classrooms have blackout blinds and with the aid of specialist software and a mobile sensory trolley, classrooms can be turned into multi-sensory rooms.

We have a highly skilled staff team who are able to deliver Rebound Therapy, Hydrotherapy, MATP and MOVE. All staff have regular opportunities to reflect and build on their Intensive Interaction practice. The SILC has two staff trained as Interveners in Positive Looking, which supports students with visual impairments.

This pathway provides a highly personalised, process-based curriculum, centred on communication, functional mobility, and well-being. Guided by each pupil’s EHCP targets and Personalised Learning Plan, it follows the Engagement Model to ensure

learning is meaningful and responsive. Core elements include a Total Communication approach, the MOVE programme for physical development, and sensory integration through hydrotherapy and rebound therapy. With a strong focus on health, postural management, and active participation, the Engage Pathway empowers every learner to explore, connect, and thrive in ways that are purposeful and fulfilling.

Social inclusion with mainstream peers is facilitated through the ‘Circle of Friends’ project developed with Farnley Academy. Our aim always is to be a centre of excellence in the field of CMLN.