The Sensory Room is used by students across the school. It is timetabled throughout the week for individuals or small groups to support sensory needs and the development of interaction and communication. We were recently able to update the equipment that we have through fundraising and aim to provide the best we can for all of our pupils.
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In 2023, due to growing pupil numbers, through successful fundraising and donations, the school opened a second sensory room known as the Sensory Den. This space was designed for pupils in Early Years and Key Stage 1 and is located in lower school. It is timetabled throughout the week for individuals or small groups to support sensory needs and the…
Pupils at Cann Bridge benefit hugely from outdoor learning and we have a policy outlining our commitment to this curriculum thread in our Creativity and The Arts Team page. Learners have access to an outdoor space from every classroom. This allows learning to transfer from the traditional classroom environment to the outdoors, allowing opportunities for further sensory exploration and regulation. …
Guy’s Pool’ is a small on-site warm water pool at Cann Bridge School. The funds to build it were raised through fundraising, donations and the support of Friends of Cann Bridge School. In 2024, the pool was fully refurbished thanks to charitable donations and Plymouth City Council. The pool is timetabled throughout the week and used every day. While many…
The Immersive room is a state of the art room that projects pictures on to the walls and floor in order to create a wide range of “environments” to support learning. For example, in a recent Creativity Week session we were able to create a “moon” environment which surrounded the children while they explored sensory items or listened to a…
The Soft Play Room is used by our younger pupils and students across the school who may have sensory needs. It is timetabled throughout the week for individual students or small groups. Funds to equip this room were raised through donations and an active fundraising campaign by Friends of Cann Bridge who held a number of events including coffee mornings,…
Cann Bridge School (formerly known as Downham School) is a special school for learners aged 3-19 who have severe learning difficulties. The school was re-purpose built and relocated in September 2012 to the Tor Bridge Partnership site. It is one of four individual schools which include Tor Bridge High, Tor Bridge Primary and Plym Bridge Nursery School. Being in a…