Our Approach

• Our learning environments are small-scale and have a family feel. We employ a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach, seeking to understand and address the underlying factors that have led to disengagement with education. Alongside small-group teaching with high ratios of staff to young people, our young people receive regular 1:1 mentoring.

• We work closely with referring schools, parents/carers and other stakeholders, to agree outcomes, and to plan, implement and review strategies and next steps for each young person.

• Our curriculum is carefully planned to reflect our aims – addressing the specific needs, gaps and barriers our young people come with and particularly focusing on English, maths and personal development learning.

• We assess our young people in a range of areas – academic and SEMH – upon entry and use individual learning plans to set personalised targets and review progress.

• We offer Functional Skills qualifications that provide vital stepping stones towards future vocational learning, apprenticeships and traineeships.

• Our staff and volunteers seek to model and demonstrate through our actions our foundational Christian values of love, grace, compassion, forgiveness and hope.

• We partner with churches to maximise opportunities for our young people and their families to be connected into positive local networks providing practical and pastoral support beyond the school day.