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Many of our learners' placements are organised and funded by local commissioning schools or councils but we also work directly with parents who are home educating or waiting for other support to become available.
If you are exploring options for your son or daughter (either as a stop-gap or on a long term basis), we would be delighted to talk to you.
We are dedicated to supporting learners (and their families) who have "fallen through the net" and have a number of significantly reduced rate places reserved for families who are paying privately:
Part-time placements
We can offer three sessions per week for £258 (inclusive of VAT). Please see our "about our Centre" page for examples of what the placement could look like.
Maths mornings
Join us each week for a Maths morning- two personalised Maths lessons plus enrichment activities. Homework happily provided!
£75 (inclusive of VAT) per morning.
Learner stories
Learner stories
When school became impossible: Lucy's journey to hope
When school became impossible: Lucy's journey to hope
It started a few months into Year 9.
The Sunday night anxiety.
The last-minute morning meltdowns.
The tears.
By the end of the year, Lucy* could no longer attend school at all. Her anxiety had become overwhelming — what is now increasingly recognised as emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA).
We asked for help.
What followed were attendance letters, pressure to get her back onsite, and long waits for support that didn’t meet her needs. Ten months after starting the EHCP process, we were still waiting for meaningful progress.
Lucy was at home. Anxious. Isolated. Losing confidence.
Then we made one of the hardest — and best — decisions of our lives. We funded a few sessions a week at A Learning Place (ALP).
The change was almost immediate.
Lucy began to smile again.
She made friends.
She had stories to tell at dinner.
Our home felt lighter.
With ALP’s nurturing environment, skilled staff and wellbeing dogs, Lucy slowly rebuilt her confidence. Education became possible again.
After several months — and with the support of brilliant advocacy charities — funding was finally secured and ALP became part of her agreed provision.
Where is she now?
Still at ALP part-time.
Flourishing academically and socially.
Feeling that she belongs.
Feeling successful.
Feeling confident.
On track to achieve six good GCSEs.
Self-funding was a big step, and not one we took lightly. But ALP offers reduced rates for families starting this way, and the advocacy support made all the difference.
The fight for the right provision took nearly two years.
If we hadn’t acted when we did, Lucy might still on a downward spiral. Instead, she is moving forward.
If you are parenting a child for whom school has become impossible — you are not alone. There are alternatives. There is hope.
*Name and identifying details changed to protect Lucy’s identity.
Testimonials
Testimonials
"Thank you so very much for every single one of your efforts with my daughter. I cannot begin to express the incredible impact you have had on her life and I am so very grateful to have found you, your skills, expertise and unique understanding of the situation, the system and how to support her."
"Thank you so very much for every single one of your efforts with my daughter. I cannot begin to express the incredible impact you have had on her life and I am so very grateful to have found you, your skills, expertise and unique understanding of the situation, the system and how to support her."
"It's learning but in a much less stressful way. I've never liked school or learning but this is just an amazing low stress and low anxiety way to learn and instead of being awake all night because of being anxious and instead of crying on my way in like I did in mainstream I actually find myself enjoying it and being excited!"
"It's learning but in a much less stressful way. I've never liked school or learning but this is just an amazing low stress and low anxiety way to learn and instead of being awake all night because of being anxious and instead of crying on my way in like I did in mainstream I actually find myself enjoying it and being excited!"
"Carry on doing the wonderful work you do. The young people will never know how lucky they are to have such a wonderful working environment. Thank you so much for everything you have done. My son would love to tell me about all the wonderful work and activities he did that day! You gave him the chance to get back to the person he was. He has thrived at ALP."
"Carry on doing the wonderful work you do. The young people will never know how lucky they are to have such a wonderful working environment. Thank you so much for everything you have done. My son would love to tell me about all the wonderful work and activities he did that day! You gave him the chance to get back to the person he was. He has thrived at ALP."
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