The Bridge School The Bridge School
 London, United Kingdom 

Pupils with learning disabilities succeed using interactive whiteboards

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Overview
The Bridge School teaches pupils five to nineteen years old who have Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD).

Challenge
Find an interactive whiteboard that all pupils can use, even pupils who can’t hold a pen.

SMART Solution
SMART Board interactive whiteboards installed throughout the school and used in all key stages.



'A major thing the SMART Board interactive whiteboard has going for it is that you can use your fingers on it.'

– Sally Paveley, Special Educational Needs Consultant

Results
Pupils are making significant learning breakthroughs; they are more focused and have higher concentration levels. 

Through activities that involved pressing on the interactive whiteboard, one pupil with profound learning disabilities learned to understand cause-and-effect relationships and to extend the range of movement in her arms.