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Welcome to the newest addition to our school’s website – the Ridgeway School podcast! Join our Head, Samreen Shah, and Esther Chesterman, CEO of NEC, …

We had our annual visit from Complete Careers last week as part of our staff CPD on developing careers provision. This works out well for …

We have chicks in school, cute little fluffy birds and I have to be honest, I could never have imagined that these tiny golden balls …

It’s alarming to see the recent reports on teachers struggling with their mental health whilst working. The Teacher Wellbeing Index, a survey commissioned by the …

If there’s one thing that everyone in education is talking about since lockdown, it’s the decline in young people’s mental health.  School refusal has increased, …

In a hospital school, much of the work happens within and around transitions. It is no different to the transitions that occur in our personal …

It’s always a strange feeling – the end of the school year in a hospital school – because, whilst school closes for the summer break, …

It probably comes as no surprise that our students are often in a state of school refusal when they are admitted into our hospital. Some …

Dear MJ, 

We’ve had endless conversations about you writing your story down and finding a way to share it. I also told you about this blog …

When I first started thinking about careers and our pupils, I couldn’t understand how a programme could be developed for them in a meaningful way. …