Gloucester House School

All the pupils at Gloucester House have an EHCP, some pupils are looked after or adopted, and many have had multi-agency involvement prior to attending Gloucester House.

Children and young people at Gloucester House have full time education together with a clinical care plan that may include individual or group work. All families have a clinical case coordinator and Parents, and Carers are offered 1:1 and/or family interventions or group sessions as appropriate. The case coordinator also links with the wider professional network in the community.

Placements are often between 1-3 years and Gloucester House works with the referring authority in identifying next placements supporting transition and integration. The school can offer long-term placements as required.

Our aim is to plan a curriculum which ensures progression and continuity in learning for both groups and individuals. Children come to Gloucester House with varying levels of knowledge, skills and understanding, children are grouped according to their emotional, social and academic needs, and move through Gloucester House at varying time scales.

Our team is made up of a headteacher, child psychotherapists, specialist nurses, a psychiatrist, experienced teachers and progress support workers, therapeutic support workers, an occupational therapist, language and communication therapist and a social worker.

We also have access to educational psychology and clinical psychology from the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust.

• To be a centre of excellence for therapeutic education.
• To provide a safe and secure environment, to promote the overall development of children with emotional, social and mental health difficulties.
• To help children overcome barriers to learning.
• To make a measurable difference to the lives and well-being of the children and families.

• We are passionate about the quality of our work and are always committed to transparency and improvement.
• We embrace diversity and work towards making our service as accessible as possible.
• We recognise the strengths, abilities and needs of children and their families.
• We value flexibility and we offer an individualised, needs led approach.
• We are committed to an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of all children and families.
• We strive to empower children to improve their engagement in learning and to realise their potential.
• We nurture and develop self-esteem, emotional resilience, positive social relationships and independence.
• We understand behaviour as a communication and work to develop the children’s ability to understand and express themselves and enable them to self-regulate.
• We are committed to working in partnership and shared decision making with children, families and networks.

Enquiries come from education, CAMHS and social care professionals.

To find out more about how to refer, visit the Gloucester House website.