Woodlands Meed is a new build school for 264 students aged 14 - 19 with a wide range of physical and learning disabilities including multiple learning difficulties (MLD), severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and autism.
The college site is much older than the school and has several suitability and building condition related challenges preventing the delivery of a full curriculum and activities from being practical. This means that some young people graduating from the school site (those with the most challenging needs) cannot currently be educated at the college site. We have been appointed to design a new build College on the existing site. The project is complex given we are building on a green field with a significant slope and due to construct with the college in full operation. We are in consistent dialogue with and have an excellent relationship with Sport England, the design team, the client and end user making the process both effective and rewarding.
