SEN Professionals and Local Authorities
We are here to help you find the best provision for a child or young person.
We Are Witherslack Group
The UK’s leading education provider for children and young people with special educational needs as evidenced by sector leading Ofsted judgements, 97% placement stability, 91% school attendance rates and outstanding outcomes for young people.
With every single one of our schools rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted (and with 25 schools and 38 children's homes across the country, that’s no mean feat).
Our Offer
Each and every day, we strive to create endless opportunities for our young people, providing them with a chance to create a successful future.
Here, children and young people enjoy learning. This is evident in our 91% attendance rates and 97% placement stability. Our range of specialist schools, both day and residential, offer unrivalled opportunities, experiences and support for every child. The highly dedicated, skilled and experienced team of teaching and care professionals work with parents and carers to deliver outstanding outcomes and inspire the future that every child deserves. Pupils are supported by highly qualified and experienced staff who can offer an extensive range of academic, practical, vocational, sport and leisure activities, to aid both a young person’s educational achievement and the continued development of their social and communication skills.
Our in-house integrated team of clinical experts deliver over 300,000 hours of therapeutic support dedicated to our children and young people, enabling them to thrive both in and outside of the classroom. Our integrated team around the child (ITAC) approach ensures that young people have access to cohesive services and all the relevant practitioners concerned with an individual young person meet regularly. This ensures the services delivered are integrated, prioritised, coherent and achieve their intended outcomes.
Each half term we review the young person’s provision through the ‘Integrated Team Around the Child’ coming together to evaluate progress, plan next steps and evidence change in emotional wellbeing, mental health, behaviour and learning.
The team is made up of professionals from across different disciplines to ensure there is a holistic approach to meeting each young person’s needs.
We are delivering unlimited aspiration and endless employment opportunity for every child which is why 100% of our young people leave directly into employment, further education or training.
We break down barriers to employment through inspirational work experience, employer led programmes and lifelong employment support for our alumni. We work with over 115 businesses and companies from ambassador sessions with John Lewis to apprenticeships at Microsoft, our young people are consistently provided with support, guidance, and opportunity.
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Research-Backed Outcomes
We were proud to be part of two reports completed by the research group Sonnet (part-owned by Sheffield Hallam University) which evidences the life-changing impact that our provisions have on the children and young people here.
Read the full report on our School placementsProud Moments
We are very proud of our young people and the barriers they overcome to achieve both academically and socially. Every child’s journey is different but our unique approach ensures that the outcomes remain the same – inspirational achievements and stunning stories of success. Find out what our students proudest achievements were this year.
Our commitment to providing free support
Our wide variety of events, webinars and resources offer parents and professionals a unique opportunity to access a range of SEN specific advice, support and training. Best of all, it’s completely free! Start your search now.
A Better Planet
Helping our young people today and positively impacting society in the future.
We are committed to ensuring a sustainable and successful future for our young people.
We'd love to speak with you!
If you want to explore how we can help a child or young person in your care, contact our referrals team.
