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Other independent special school in Shrewsbury (Shropshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Family-owned social care provider at Family Care, we have been working therapeutically with children and young people for over 30 years. Who we are at Family Care, our mission is to make a genuine and lasting difference in the lives of children and young people.
As a family-owned organisation, we are committed to providing a spectrum of safe, therapeutic, and nurturing services. We believe in providing unwavering support, ensuring that our entire team from our residential staff and school professionals to our foster carers is a valued part of our family.
Our core purpose is to empower every child and team member, guiding them on a journey of growth, trust, and belonging, every step of the way.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Band
- Cooking
- Attachment Aware Schools
- Trauma Informed Schools
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Investors in PeopleStaff development
Key facts
- URN
- 132772
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- North Shropshire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2000
Governing body
No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.
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