{"id":52,"date":"2026-10-13T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/about-us\/our-school\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:09:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:09:04","slug":"our-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/about-us\/our-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Our School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Brier is an all-age special school in Kingswinford for pupils aged 4 to 16, and part of Ascent Multi Academy Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every pupil at The Brier has an Education, Health and Care plan. Pupils learn in small classes from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 4, with specialist teaching, therapy and pastoral support built into the school day. Older pupils work towards accredited qualifications and prepare for college, training and adult life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-89c98654 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large ascent-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/classroom-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of pupils learning in a classroom\" class=\"wp-image-11\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/classroom-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/classroom-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/classroom-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/10\/classroom.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our school day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Time<\/th><th>What happens<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>8:45am<\/td><td>Pupils arrive, registration and morning activities<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10:30am to 10:45am<\/td><td>Morning break<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12:15pm to 1:00pm<\/td><td>Lunch and clubs<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3:00pm<\/td><td>Home time<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Facilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Specialist rooms for science, food technology, art and music<\/li><li>Sensory and calm spaces<\/li><li>Sports hall and outdoor pitches<\/li><li>Life skills flat for independent living<\/li><li>Therapy rooms<\/li><li>The Unicorn Centre satellite provision<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We love showing families around. Visits are usually on Tuesday and Thursday mornings so you can see the school in action. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/trust.iceconchy.co.uk\/bri\/contact\/\">contact the school office<\/a> to arrange a time.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brier is an all-age special school in Kingswinford for pupils aged 4 to 16, and part of Ascent Multi Academy Trust. Every pupil at The Brier has an Education, Health and Care plan. 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