West SILC: Milestone Site

Our Milestone Site is a vibrant hub for the West SILC community. Learners from across our different sites come together here for assemblies, WOW days, talent shows, special events and extracurricular activities, creating a strong sense of belonging and shared identity.

 The site offers a wide range of high-quality learning and therapeutic environments, including:

• Hydrotherapy Pool

• Multi-Sensory Room

• Sensory Integration Room

• Rebound Therapy Room

• Cookery Room

• The Reading Den

• Star Books Café

• On-site Educarer support for health needs

These spaces allow us to create personalised, engaging and nurturing learning experiences tailored to individual needs. Four pathways are based on the Milestone Site: 

Pathways at the Milestone Site

Four of our specialist pathways are based here, each designed to meet the diverse needs of our learners.

Explore Pathway

The Explore Pathway supports learners in EYFS and Key Stage 1 with moderate to severe learning difficulties.

This pathway provides a bespoke, play-based curriculum founded on EYFS principles and the four SEND areas of need. Learning is hands-on, meaningful and highly personalised, with a balance of child-led and adult-led experiences across both indoor and outdoor environments.

A specialist CMLN Explore class is also based at the Farnley Partnership.

Aspire Pathway

The Aspire Pathway supports learners in Key Stages 2–5 with Autism and complex communication needs.

This highly individualised, holistic programme focuses on:

• communication

• independence

• emotional regulation

• community inclusion

• health and wellbeing

Learning is experiential, sensory and real-world, delivered through continuous provision and environments designed to build engagement, life skills and positive relationships.

Connect Pathway

The Connect Pathway provides a highly personalised and adapted National Curriculum for learners in Key Stages 2–4 with sensory, communication and learning needs who are typically working below Year 1 expectations.

Teaching is supported through Total Communication, including:

• Makaton

• Aided Language Displays

• Objects of Reference

• Intensive Interaction

These approaches ensure every learner can access the curriculum, understand their world and express themselves confidently.

Climb Pathway

The Climb Pathway offers a semi-formal, personalised curriculum for learners in Key Stages 2–4 with moderate to severe learning difficulties, including additional communication, sensory, physical or SEMH needs.

Learning is aligned with the National Curriculum but adapted to individual EHCP targets and delivered through:

• multi-sensory and practical learning

• structured topic cycles

• use of assistive technology

• access to specialist interventions (e.g., sensory integration, hydrotherapy, Lego Therapy)

Dedicated SEMH provision also provides restorative approaches that build emotional literacy, resilience and readiness to learn.

Parent/carer views:

“I love how school support my son.”

“We are always up early waiting for the school bus to arrive!”

“Any issues are dealt with straight away.”

“Staff are very helpful.”