Belong School Devon, Exeter, Devon

Belong School Devon

Grace Road West, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8PU infodevon@belonglearning.co.uk http://www.belonglearning.co.uk

Open Data obtained from Department for Education

Location: Grace Road West, Exeter, Devon

Phase: Other independent special school

Gender: Mixed

Age range: 11 - 17 years

Link to DfE: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/147471

Belong School Devon

About Belong School Devon

Belong School Devon is a section 41 approved independent special school for students aged 11 to 17 from across Devon. Our approach to learning at Belong School Devon is built around our vision of enabling all our students to become thriving, successful adults in a modern world.

Our education offer for all students combines classroom-based learning with a diverse provision of structured Learning Outside The Classroom. Using this approach, we build strategies with our students to support their academic, social and emotional development. We are focused on working with young people who have an Education, Health & Care Plan (EHCP) and we are commissioned by the local authority 0-25 team.

Belong School Devon’s approach to learning places the development of life-long skills at the centre of a student’s education provision to enable all to become successful both at the school and in the wider world. Our methodology combines Restorative and Trauma Informed approaches with strong relationships to support our students to manage themselves and to learn, grow and thrive.

Staff model the value of relationships through all their interactions. Where a relationship has been damaged, we seek to repair and restore this relationship, following a trauma informed approach, understanding all behaviours as a means of communication, often stemming from an unmet need. It is our aim to support students to learn to meet their needs in prosocial ways, being positive members of their community. Our focus is less upon managing behaviour but seeks instead to help students to learn to manage their own behaviour whilst building resilience, in turn leading to the acquisition of the skills required to learn, grow and thrive as an adult.