Our School is based in Gloucestershire, using small groups and one-to-one work to encourage academic, social and emotional learning. We currently provide education for students in years 9-11 who have an Education Health and Care Plan for Social, Emotional and Mental Health. We specialise in working with parents, carers and other professionals to enable our students to strengthen their social, emotional and mental health whilst achieving academic outcomes to enable them to access post 16 further education and employment.

We provide a specialist learning environment that to the child feels and looks informal, but which is carefully and precisely crafted. Our classrooms are diverse -from our onsite provision to community facilities, to the child’s home environment. Each child has a bespoke curriculum consisting of our core offer and a selection of foundation subjects alongside a wide range of activities and experiences both on and off site.

At Belong School Gloucestershire, we understand 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. 

We value relationships. Staff model the value of relationships through all their interactions. The school invests highly in ensuring that staff are well-trained in Relational Practice to enable them to better support our students with ongoing professional development for all members of our team.