Estuary High School

The organisation operates a small specialist school for young males who have experienced trauma and sexual development difficulties.

“Our school is a small specialist school with provision for up to 10 pupils, the vast majority being placed from within the organisation’s children’s homes.”

Support is coordinated with education, therapy, social-care agencies and other external agencies.

“We use a holistic approach to supporting our young people, which includes working closely with education, therapy, and other external social care agencies; in addition, we work closely with other agencies to ensure the best possible outcome for our young people.”

Education, care and therapy are integrated and coordinated through regular liaison and weekly safeguarding meetings.

“My role at Kites is to ensure the continued integration of care, education and therapy through regular liaison with the teams and weekly Case Discussion/Safeguarding Meetings (CDSMs).”

The specialist school has capacity for no more than 10 pupils.

“Our school is a small specialist school with provision for up to 10 pupils, the vast majority being placed from within the organisation’s children’s homes.”

Its therapeutic approach centres on each young person continually feeling valued, respected, cared for and safe.

“We believe that therapy can only fully take place when each young person has a continual experience of being valued, respected, cared for, and safe.”

The service describes its environment as nurturing and safe for children who have experienced trauma.

“Through our nurturing, safe environment coupled with joined up therapeutic interventions, children who stay with us are helped to understand their past and go on to develop strong and meaningful relationships”