--- title: "Students and Volunteers" url: "https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/students-and-volunteers" school: "Brookfields Special School" --- # Students and Volunteers ## Students and Volunteers At Brookfields we welcome volunteers and students. Students and Volunteers at our school bring with them a range of skills and experience that can enhance the learning opportunities of pupils at our school. We welcome and encourage students and volunteers from the local community and believe strongly that we have an important role in training and developing members of our community. #### Our Volunteers include: - Members of the Governing Body - Parents of pupils - Ex-pupils - Students on work experience - University students - Ex-members of staff #### The types of activities that Students and Volunteers are engaged in include: - Hearing children read - Working with small groups of children - Working alongside individual children - Undertaking art & craft activities with children - Working with children on the computers - Supporting pupils within Physical Education eg during lessons and lunchtime clubs - Supporting children with their communication - Accompanying classes on Educational Visits **For information about becoming a volunteer or undertaking a placement with us, please read the policy below. This contains application details and most importantly Safeguarding expectations.** Student and Volunteer policy and application form 301 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/files/documents/Student_and_Volunteer_policy_2025-20261_(3).docx) Guidelines for Safe Working Practice 234 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/files/documents/information/Guidelines_for_safe_working_practice_within___Brookfields_School______.pdf) Keeping children safe in education 25 part one 752 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/files/documents/Keeping_children_safe_in_education_2025_part_one_.pdf) Behaviour Policy 665 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/files/documents/Behaviour_Policy_2025-26_(1).pdf) Behaviour, Statement of principles 113 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/files/documents/CSSC_Behaviour__statement_of_principles_2025-2026_F.pdf) ### About Us - [Welcome](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/welcome) - [Calendar](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/calendar) - [Family Support](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/family-support) - [Governors](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/governors) - [Initial Teacher Training](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/initial-teacher-training) - [Lunch Menu](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/lunch-menu) - [Mission and Vision](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/mission-and-vision) - [Opening Times](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/opening-times) - [Outreach](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/outreach/all-you-need-to-know-about-brookfields-outreach) - [School Staff](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/school-staff) - [Shaw Education Trust](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/shaw-education-trust) - [Students and Volunteers](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/students-and-volunteers) - [Therapy Services](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/therapy-services) - [Transport Information](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/transport-information) - [Uniform](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/uniform) [Embedded content](https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d2380.206612847225!2d-2.7123173231198217!3d53.3753525725526!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x487b1d6eb2c9d3d5%3A0x7235e3565cc82ddb!2sBrookfields%20School!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sen!4v1729257602246!5m2!1sen!2sen) ![Brookfields Special School](https://files.schudio.com/brookfields-special-school/images/logo/Brookfields_Logo(2).png) **Brookfields Special School** Upper School Moorfield Road Widnes WA8 3JA Lower School Hallwood Park Avenue Runcorn Cheshire WA7 2FL Tel: 0151 424 4329 Email: [![Shaw Education Trust](https://files.schudio.com/shaw-education-trust-2/images/logo/set-misc/footer-logo-v1.png)](https://shaw-education.org.uk) **Shaw Education Trust** Kidsgrove Secondary School Gloucester Road Kidsgrove ST7 4DL VAT: GB 358822467 Tel: 01782 948259 Email: Company Number: 09067175 ### Useful Links: - [Holiday Dates](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/termdates) - [Ofsted](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/key-info/ofsted) - [Opening Times](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/about-us/opening-times) - [Search](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/search) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BrookfieldsSchool) © Copyright 2024–2026 Brookfields Special School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.brookfieldsschool.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)