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  • Careers and Transition Fair provides opportunities for local young people with SEND

    Published 25/03/22

    Woodlands Meed’s Careers and Transition Fair was held this month at The Kings Church in Burgess Hill. The Meed’s Job Club (MJC), which delivers Woodlands Meed’s Career Programme, organised and ran the event as part of their program of initiatives to help get and prepare their students and young people into work placements along with developing and delivering a progressive and meaningful programme of learning, working with employers and external partners.

    The event brought together local employers, day and transitional services and further education providers. All the exhibitors were passionate about recognising the potential of people with SEND in the world of work and the value of giving young people an opportunity to make a valued contribution to society. 

    Woodlands Meed students from Key Stage 3 to Key Stage 5 visited throughout the day, along with SEND students from other local School including St Pauls, Warden Park, Burgess Hill Academy and St Mary’s School & 6th Form College in Bexhill. Parents and staff were invited to visit the event in the afternoon along with other young people with SEND from different provisions locally to share the positive impact of this event beyond just those at Woodlands Meed.

    The feedback from those who attended described the event as a great success and incredibly valuable in giving young people a chance to gain a detailed insight into work possibilities and of the future opportunities available. The businesses who attended felt it also provided them with an insight into working with young people with SEND. One exhibitor commented, ‘the students were great and many were very curious, it was great to be able to inspire young minds’. The students also provided positive feedback ‘it was good and I got to see how many options there were for me’.

    The MJC wants to support local businesses to become more inclusive whilst enabling students to reach their full potential. We are keen to talk with any businesses who may be interested in providing a small group of students with work experience opportunities such as a visit to their premises/workshop for a tour, coming to college to talk about your job/business or offering formal work experience.

    To find out more, meet the Woodlands Meed team and other like-minded businesses looking to become more inclusive and diverse - Mims Davis, MP and DWP Youth Employment Minister will be opening the next MJC Business Networking event held at Woodlands Meed College in May, to find out more or attend this event please email careers@woodlandsmeed.co.uk 

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  • Social Action Group organise food donation drive for Burgess Hill Pantry

    Published 07/03/22

    Woodlands Meed College’s Social Action group have been learning about how they can get involved and make a difference to their local community. The current group consists of 6 KS5 students.

    Last term the Social Action students chose to focus on food insecurity. They decided to organise and run a food donation drive and collected food for disadvantaged local families.

    The group were finally able to donate their collection to Burgess Hill Pantry this week. The Pantry were incredibly appreciative of the donation and told the students it will benefit many families in Burgess Hill. The students were really proud of what they'd achieved, and felt empowered in their ability to help in the community.

    Congratulations to the Social Action group for making a difference!

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  • Celebrations as newaccessible play area is opened

    Published 07/03/22

    There were celebrations this week as the Profound and Multiply Learning Disabilities (PMLD) new outside play area was opened by the Kirkdale family.

    The Kirkdale family donated towards the funds needed to create the outside area and opened the new facility in memory of their brother Francis.

    Francis sadly passed away in 2019, but he had attended Newick House School in the 1970’s.  Newick House School merged with Court Meadow School to form Woodlands Meed in 2012.  The plaque to remember Francis reads ‘The support you received here as a pupil shaped so much of the man you became....’ and it was because of this the family wished to support Woodlands Meed and the pupils who are benefiting from the specialized support they received today.

    Mark Kirkdale said ‘We are delighted to see what a fantastic project our donation has helped create, to know that lots of pupils will benefit from this outside area for many years and what a lasting impact this will have is a lovely way to remember our brother Francis.’

    The new covered and fully wheelchair accessible area enables the pupils to be outside whatever the weather and the wheelchair accessible swing provides the opportunity for  users to experience the movement of a swing and enjoy lots of fun and has been very popular so far.

    As well as the generous donation from the Kirkdale family, fundraising for this area came from the result of the hard work and generosity of some Woodlands Meed parents and supporters.   Woodlands Meed parents Anna & Richard Ball organized and ran a Fundraising Ball and Cuckfield Bonfire have generously donated to Woodlands Meed for many years to projects like this.

    Adam Rowland, Headteacher, thanked those responsible for the fundraising and commented ‘This just would not have been possible without the remarkable generosity of the Kirkdale family and the outstanding fundraising efforts of Anna & Richard Ball and Cuckfield Bonfire Society.  We are hugely grateful for all their considerable efforts and those who generously supported them along the way.  This outdoor area has already made a huge difference to the outdoor learning and play opportunities for our pupils and will continue to do so for many years to come’.

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  • Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club raise funds for Woodlands Meed ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 04/03/22

    After being nominated by one of our transport drivers, Woodlands Meed were delighted to be presented with a cheque for £1000 this week, for fundraising the The Triumph Owners Motorcycle Club West Sussex (TOMCC), achieved in 2021 despite a much reduced program of usual events due to Covid for the charitable bikers.

    TOMCC Chairman, Andy Phillips said ‘We are delighted to support another local charity and we know our donation will make a difference at Woodlands Meed.’

    Headteacher Adam Rowland added, ‘we are very grateful for the fantastic fundraising efforts from the TOMCC, it is an amazing achievement and will make a considerable difference to our pupils at Woodlands Meed.’

    Transport driver, Trevor Moore, has a long history of fundraising for local good causes using his bike and vast knowledge of biking events, especially in Ireland.  It was through Trevor that Woodlands Meed were nominated as the Triumph Owner Motor Cycle Club’s (TOMCC), West Sussex, charity of 2021. 

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