Latest News
Our Latest News section shares updates, achievements, and important information from across the Woodbridge Trust community.
2-Day Irlen Screener Training with @woodbridge_send_service & @irlennorthwest
Interested in learning more about Irlen Syndrome and how you can support young people and adults experiencing visual stress?
We offer 2 day Irlen Screener Training, delivered by our Diagnostician.
📍 Held at our Woodbridge Training Hub in Bolton
🗓️Tuesday 17th & wednesday 18th November
⏱️9.30am - 3.30pm
💷£420pp
Over the two days, you will learn more about:
✨ The research and evidence surrounding Irlen Syndrome
✨ How Irlen difficulties can affect young people and adults
✨ Practical strategies to support individuals
✨ How to deliver the Irlen Screener Assessment
✨ How to identify the severity of an individual’s needs
✨ How to identify suitable coloured overlays
🍽️ Lunch is included on both days, and all your training resources are provided.
By the end of the two days, you will have developed the knowledge and practical skills to deliver Irlen Screener Assessments.
Click below to secure your space
https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/training/irlen-screener-training/
#IrlenNorthWest #Irlen #IrlenScreener #IrlenTraining
📢 ONE MONTH LEFT! 📢
There’s just one month left to secure your SENDi 2027 ticket at the Early Bird price🐦
🎟️ Early Bird: £155
💷 Full price: £185
📅 Early Bird offer ends Friday 6th November 2026
Join us at Bolton Stadium Hotel on 30th June 2027 for a fantastic day of learning, sharing and inspiration with our brilliant SENDi speakers.
💙 Inform | Innovate | Inspire 💚🧡
🎟️ Book now: www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/sendi-conference/
#SENDi2027 #SEND #EarlyBird #wearewoodbridge
@woodbridge_trust
🍂 October: understanding every learner.
This month brings opportunities to learn more about different needs, listen to lived experiences and celebrate the diversity of our community.
At Woodbridge SEND Service, we believe every child and young person deserves to feel understood, valued and included. Awareness is a starting point…listening, adapting and providing the right support help turn it into meaningful change.
We’re sharing these October dates to encourage conversations and greater understanding. Behind every campaign are people and families whose experiences matter every day.
💙 Understanding, inclusion and support. Every day. All year round.
#WoodbridgeSENDService #SEND #Inclusion #OctoberAwareness
Every child deserves to feel seen, valued and able to take part. 💜
The Inclusive Universal Offer sets out seven principles that help make that happen across school life. From leadership and teaching to relationships, family partnerships and accessible environments.
Swipe through to explore the framework and reflect on one question: what could we do today to remove a barrier for a learner?
#wearewoodbridge #InclusiveEducation #SEND #Belonging
Today we’re celebrating the teaching assistants across all settings: in the schools we support and within our own trust. 💙
Thank you for the care and consistency you bring each day. You help pupils feel safe, heard and understood, and give them space to learn at their own pace. The small moments of connection matter so much.
We see the work you do, and we appreciate you. Happy Teaching Assistant Appreciation Day! 🌟
#TeachingAssistantAppreciationDay #ThankYouTAs #WoodbridgeSENDService
💙 DAQM Collaboration Meeting 💙
A big thank you to Markland Hill for hosting our DAQM (Dyslexia Award Quality Mark) collaboration meeting.
It was fantastic to bring together schools on their journey towards validation and re-validation, sharing ideas, experiences and good practice. 📚✨
🏫 Is your school ready to start its journey towards becoming a Dyslexia Friendly School?
Get in touch to find out more about DAQM and how we can support your school on its journey. 💙💚🧡
https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/support-session/dyslexia-aware-quality-mark/
#DAQM #DyslexiaFriendly #DyslexiaFriendlySchool #send #wearewoodbridge
Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT)
Did you know tapping has been clinically shown to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain?
Over 100 neuroscience studies show that the Emotional Freedom
Technique (EFT) quickly calms the brain’s emotional centers and takes the body out of a fight-or-flight response.
By tapping 13 specific acupressure points while focusing your mind on a stressful event, it’s possible to retrain your brain to respond with calm instead of stress.
But you need to know exactly how to tap to reduce the stress response and get results.
We can show you.
Book here:👉https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/
👉 parent workshop 16th Oct 9.30-10.30 £15
👉School staff 15th Oct 3.45-5.15 £70
#wearewoodbridge
#efttapping
📣We’re excited to announce our SENDi 2027 speakers
We’re thrilled to welcome Nick Bowen, Natalie Packer and Charlie Burley to our SENDi Conference at Bolton Stadium Hotel on 30th June 2027. 💙💚🧡
With expertise spanning SEND leadership, education, school improvement and staff wellbeing, they’re sure to bring plenty of insight, inspiration and practical ideas to the day.
🎟️ Early Bird tickets are just £155 available until Friday 6th November 2026.
Come and inform, innovate and inspire with us 🌟
Book here 👉 https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/sendi-conference/
#SENDi2027 #SEND #SpecialEducationalNeeds #wearewoodbdridge
🌟 Autism with Demand Avoidance (PDA)
📚 Develop your understanding of autism and the demand-avoidant profile (PDA).
Learn:
✨ Effective strategies to support PDA learners
💬 Communication approaches
🧩 Managing behaviours that challenge
🏫 Creating supportive, inclusive learning environments
❤️ Adapting your approach to positively impact children & young people
📅 19th & 26th November 2026
⏰ 3:45–5:15pm
📍 Woodbridge Training Hub, Bolton
💷 £125 per delegate
Attendance at both sessions required.
🔗 Book via https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/our-services/training/
#DemandAvoidance #SENDTraining #AutismTraining #InclusiveEducation #wearewoodbridge
Happy Friday! 💛
A little bit of fun while getting this year’s sensory kits sorted at Woodbridge SEND Service! 🧩🌈
Because, as they say, for every job that must be done, there’s an element of fun! ✨
Getting everything organised, ready and packed with lots of thought for the year ahead. Have a lovely weekend! 💫
#wearewoodbridge
📣 SEND Training for Governors
With the new SEND reforms and an increasing focus on leadership and governance within Ofsted, our SEND Training for Governors sessions are designed to build confidence and understanding around SEND.
The sessions will cover:
✅ SEND and the new SEND reforms
✅ Areas of SEND
✅ Asking effective questions about SEND
✅ Supporting and challenging school leadership teams
📅 Autumn: Wednesday 11 November 2026 | 9.30–11am
📅 Spring: Monday 8 March 2027 | 1–2.30pm
📅 Summer: Tuesday 18 May 2027 | 3.30–5pm
📍 Woodbridge Training Hub, Waggon Road Young People’s Centre
💷 £70 per session
👉 Book now at https://www.woodbridgesend.co.uk/send-training-for-governors/
#SEND #wearewoodbridge #Governors #SchoolGovernance #SENDReforms
September 9th is FASD Awareness Day - an opportunity to deepen our understanding of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and its impact on learning, behaviour, and development in the classroom.
Educators and school staff play a critical role in recognising FASD traits early, adapting learning environments, and implementing strengths-based strategies that help neurodivergent learners thrive.
Join us to expand your toolkit and strengthen your inclusive practice:
FASD Awareness Training
Location: Woodbridge SEND Service Training Hub, Bolton
Date & Time: Tuesday, 2nd March 2027 at 3:45 PM
Cost: £70 per person
Equip your team with understanding and approaches to support children and young people with FASD effectively.
#FASD #FASDAwareness #FASDAwarenessDay #WeAreWoodbridge
Our Vision & Values
Integrity
To be open and transparent, actively embracing equality and diversity and having an honest, inclusive and respectful culture within which all at Woodbridge can trust.
Respect
Here at Woodbridge Trust we value everyone and treat people with dignity and professionalism.
Kindness
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. At Woodbridge Trust, we believe that even a smile, a kind word, or a small act of care can have the power to change a life.