Most of our students come to us on referral from a local authority or school, though we do have a small number of students where parents self-fund. We run to Leicestershire term dates, our days are from 9.30am – 2.30pm.
To request a place please contact us.
We will then ask that a Support Request Form in the Documents & Policies page is completed, and a visit arranged to our site for the young person with their teacher or parent/carer. The visit gives the student the chance to see if we are somewhere they would like to spend time and allows us to check that we can provide for their needs.
After the Support Request Form and visit are complete, we will review the information and make a decision whether we are able to provide for the young person and if so, which group would be suitable. We are a small provision of just four young people on site at any one time therefore compatibility is very important.
Once a place is approved, we will agree a “best fit” for start dates and days. Parental permissions for activities, data use and full medical information must also be returned at least one week before the agreed start date of the placement.
Placements do not need to have a fixed end date – often we work with students until they are more settled in their school, or are ready to return to a classroom, or until a full time school place is found. We only ask for a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice so we can plan ahead for future referrals.
