{"id":152,"date":"2026-04-30T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2026-09-10T16:36:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T15:36:15","slug":"life-at-the-loddon-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/life-at-the-loddon-school","title":{"rendered":"Life at The Loddon School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"152\" class=\"elementor elementor-152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebe47c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebe47c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b90d615 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b90d615\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb2b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cb2b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life at Loddon<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f101bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f101bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discover life\n<div style=\"color:var(--e-global-color-secondary)\">at our school<\/div><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d802479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d802479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the different parts of life at Loddon, from learning and therapies to residential life, activities and the everyday routines that help children feel happy, confident and supported.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9fcfe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b9fcfe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd11ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bd11ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-painting-1024x853.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1765\" alt=\"A child at The Loddon School sits at an outdoor wooden table, focused on a painting activity in the sunshine. Wearing a pink t-shirt, she uses a paintbrush to dab brown paint onto paper. The table is scattered with craft supplies, including yellow sponge rollers and a printed activity sheet. A staff member stands behind her, carrying a bright red first aid backpack. Wooden raised garden beds and green fencing are visible in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-painting-1024x853.png 1024w, https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-painting-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-painting-768x640.png 768w, https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-painting.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad774cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad774cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd0c782 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"fd0c782\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/life-at-the-loddon-school\/a-typical-day\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/outdoor-play-1024x853.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A smiling child in a blue floral dress at The Loddon School high-fives an individual with bright blue hair. They are standing outdoors in a sunny, grassy field. The person with blue hair, seen from behind, has a large floral tattoo on their forearm and small tattoos on their fingers as they raise their hand for the high-five. In the blurred background, others are participating in an activity using yellow pool noodles, with colourful small balls scattered across the grass.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Typical Day\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEvery hour is thoughtfully planned because every moment matters.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a97a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"d4a97a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/life-at-the-loddon-school\/plluss-curriculum\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/painting-together-1024x853.webp);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A staff member at The Loddon School stands beside a young person, gently guiding her hand as she uses a paintbrush to apply white paint to a cardboard craft project. The young person is smiling and wearing a Hello Kitty sweatshirt with a light blue backpack. They are working at a table with various art supplies, and colourful children&#039;s artwork is displayed on the walls in the background.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPLLUSS Curriculum\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPLLUSS\u00ae builds communication, independence and life skills.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6220b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"fc6220b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"\/therapies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/parachute-1024x853.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A staff member and a student at The Loddon School laughing joyfully while playing with a large, brightly coloured parachute in a sunny outdoor green space. The parachute, featuring wide panels of orange, yellow, purple, and pink, billows up in the foreground. The staff member has long reddish-brown hair, and the student is wearing a light pink bucket hat and a white t-shirt.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTherapies &amp; Activities\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPersonalised therapies and meaningful activities that help every child thrive.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a8cb3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"97a8cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/life-at-the-loddon-school\/residential-care\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/reading-1024x853.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A staff member and a child at The Loddon School sitting together on a bright orange sofa, engaged in reading the children&#039;s book &#039;We&#039;re Going on a Bear Hunt&#039;. Both individuals are wearing glasses and looking attentively at the open pages held by the staff member, who is wearing a staff lanyard. On the wall behind them is a framed noticeboard displaying visual communication symbols.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResidential Care\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSafe, comfortable, person-centred care where young people can thrive.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61426b2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"61426b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/life-at-the-loddon-school\/meals-healthy-living\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/bananas-1024x853.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"A close-up of a black wire, two-tiered fruit basket in one of The Loddon School&#039;s kitchens. The top tier is filled with a bunch of slightly green bananas, and the bottom tier holds several pears. In the blurred background, a staff member in a black uniform is working, stirring food in a large metal pot.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMeals &amp; Healthy Living\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFresh meals that nourish wellbeing, independence and connection.\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5661da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b5661da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/06\/the-loddon-school-1024x853.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"The Loddon School&#039;s large red brick building with a distinctive conical turret in the background. In the foreground, a black-and-white horse and a small black pony graze peacefully in a grassy paddock enclosed by a wooden fence.\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tVirtual Tour\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tComing soon\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-ribbon-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\tComing Soon\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the different parts of life at Loddon, from learning and therapies to residential life, activities and the everyday routines that help children feel happy, confident and supported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1765,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":53,"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3193,"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions\/3193"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theloddonfoundation.org.uk\/school\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}