Discover how personalised learning transforms outcomes for every learner at Include | St Matthews
Include | St Matthews creates therapeutic learning environments where every learner can rediscover their potential. Our evidence-based approach proves that when education adapts to individual needs, remarkable transformation happens.
Each learner benefits from personalised curricula designed around their unique strengths and learning differences. Our trauma-informed practice creates the safety and predictability essential for engagement. Purpose-built sensory-aware spaces support emotional regulation, whilst structured routines reduce anxiety and increase readiness to learn.
Targeted therapeutic interventions work alongside consistent pastoral support, delivered by our expert team. This integrated approach enables learners to rebuild confidence, develop essential social and emotional skills, and make sustained academic progress. We don’t just re-engage young people with learning. We prepare them for successful transitions into further education, employment, or training.
Our outcomes speak for themselves: improved wellbeing, increased engagement, and brighter futures for every learner. Where evidence meets compassion, transformation follows.
Creating foundations where learning flourishes.
Evidence-based trauma-informed practice establishes psychological safety first. When learners feel secure, their capacity for academic growth naturally emerges. We remove barriers, not lower expectations.
Professional therapeutic connections that unlock potential.
Trained staff build consistent, boundaried relationships through attachment-aware practice. Every interaction strengthens emotional regulation and academic confidence. Relationships become the vehicle for transformation.
Environments designed for diverse learning differences.
Sensory-considered spaces support co-regulation and focus. Flexible layouts accommodate individual needs whilst maintaining learning momentum. Physical environments actively support neurological differences.
Curriculum designed around individual strengths.
Assessment-led planning ensures content connects to learner interests and capabilities. Academic rigour maintained through differentiated pathways. Every child accesses age-appropriate learning through their preferred modalities.
Regulated nervous systems through natural environments.
Daily outdoor engagement supports emotional regulation and executive function development. Nature-based learning consolidates classroom concepts through experiential practice. Fresh air, movement, and natural rhythms optimise learning readiness.
At Include | St Matthews, we recognise that meaningful learning begins with safety, connection, and understanding. Our therapeutic approach meets each learner exactly where they are, creating the conditions where trust in education can flourish and natural curiosity reignites.
Every child arrives with unique experiences that shape how they engage with learning. Through evidence-based therapeutic practice, we design personalised pathways that honour individual differences whilst building academic confidence. Our skilled practitioners understand that behaviour communicates needs, and we respond with compassion rather than consequence.
This isn’t just pastoral support alongside education. It’s education reimagined through a therapeutic lens, where emotional regulation and academic progress develop together. When children feel genuinely seen and supported, their capacity for learning transforms.
The result? Learners who don’t just achieve qualifications, but rediscover their brilliance and develop resilience for lifelong success. Education that heals whilst it teaches, creating brighter futures for every child.
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We work closely with local authorities to ensure every referral receives thorough consideration. Our admissions process begins with detailed consultation to understand each learner’s unique needs and aspirations. We review education, health and care plans alongside any additional assessments to design personalised learning pathways from day one. Our schools maintain rolling admissions throughout the year, recognising that learners may need placement at any point. Transition planning begins immediately upon acceptance, involving families, previous settings, and our specialist teams to ensure seamless integration into our inclusive communities.
All Include schools are fully registered independent special schools, regulated by Ofsted under the Education and Skills Act 2008. We maintain rigorous quality assurance systems that exceed regulatory requirements, with regular internal reviews and continuous improvement processes. Our schools undergo standard Ofsted inspections, with outcomes demonstrating our commitment to educational excellence and safeguarding. We provide comprehensive compliance documentation to commissioning authorities, ensuring complete transparency in our educational standards and operational procedures.
We work with education, health and care plans as living documents that guide personalised learning design. Our multidisciplinary teams regularly review and contribute to EHCP outcomes, ensuring provision remains dynamic and responsive to each learner’s developing needs. Funding arrangements are managed directly between Include schools and commissioning local authorities, with transparent fee structures that reflect our therapeutic education model. We support local authorities with detailed placement proposals and ongoing progress reporting to demonstrate value and impact of commissioned places.
Our teams combine qualified teachers with therapeutic specialists, creating truly integrated support for every learner. All teaching staff hold appropriate qualifications, with many pursuing additional specialisms in trauma-informed practice, neurodiversity, and inclusive education approaches. We employ speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and mental health practitioners as core team members, not external services. Our professional development programme ensures staff remain current with evidence-based practices, supported by partnerships with leading universities and research institutions.
We measure success through multiple lenses: academic progress, personal development, wellbeing improvements, and future pathway achievements. Our comprehensive reporting includes standardised assessments, personalised learning target reviews, and holistic development tracking. Families and commissioning authorities receive detailed termly reports with clear evidence of progress against EHCP outcomes. We track long-term destinations, with many learners transitioning successfully to further education, apprenticeships, and employment, demonstrating the lasting impact of our inclusive education approach.
Transition planning is embedded throughout each learner’s journey with us, from initial entry through to their next destination. We provide intensive pre-admission visits and graduated integration programmes to ease entry anxiety. Our careers guidance begins early, with personalised pathway planning that considers individual strengths and aspirations. We maintain ongoing relationships with further education providers, employers, and training organisations to ensure smooth progressions. Post-transition support continues for up to two years, recognising that successful outcomes require sustained partnership beyond our school gates.