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The Children's Trust – Specialist Education and Residential Care

We are the UK’s leading charity for children with brain injury. We deliver rehabilitation, education and community services through skilled teams who work with children and young people aged 0-18, with acquired brain injury, neurodisability, and complex health needs. It is our ambition that all children with brain injury and neurodisability have the opportunity to live the best life possible.

Specialist education and residential care

The Children’s Trust School is a non-maintained special school for children and young people with complex education, health, therapy and care needs. All pupils are supported through personalised multidisciplinary programmes, created in partnership with their families and carers, delivered in beautiful grounds, set amongst a 24-acre site at The Children’s Trust’s national specialist centre in Surrey.

As a regional school we admit children and young people from a wide catchment area across the South East of England. We are able to support up to 44 children who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) where neurodisability, including complex needs, require an integrated approach from a team of multidisciplinary professionals.

We have an on-site specialist nursery available for children aged two years and above. We also aim to support children aged 0-5 with additional health and educational needs through Taddies, our early years parent and child group through a weekly offer.

With both day and residential placements available, our School is regulated by Ofsted, rated ‘Good with Outstanding Leadership and Management’. Our three residential houses are co-located on our 24-acre site and registered as Children’s Homes, regulated by both Ofsted Care and the Care Quality Commission (CQC), rated as ‘Outstanding’ by both.

We operate a 39-week educational curriculum with extended social/leisure activities during half terms and holidays, providing a flexible residential programme for residential pupils of up to 52 weeks, with flexibility for weekend visits home where suitable.

Our aim is to provide specialist, high-quality, multidisciplinary education and care to meet each pupil’s individual complex needs, which recognises and celebrates all achievements in a safe and happy environment, with access to a wide range of on-site professionals including teachers (including visual impairment and mutlisensory impairment), specialist support staff, therapists, consultants, doctors, and paediatric nurses.

Who to contact

Contact Name
The Children’s Trust School
Telephone
E-mail
enquiries@thechildrenstrust.org.uk
Website
The Children's Trust School
Notes

The Children’s Trust provides rehabilitation, medical care, specialist education, community services and expert information through skilled teams who with children and young people, and their families, from across the UK.

Our key services include:

 

  • neurorehabilitation;
  • step-down medical and nursing care from hospital to home;
  • specialist education, therapy, health and care services;
  • specialist assessment and clinical support in the community;
  • short breaks (respite);
  • online information and support.

 

 

Neurorehabilitation programmes at The Children’s Trust are flexible and adapt to the needs of each child. We are one of the only paediatric facilities in the country outside of an acute hospital setting that can provide the most complex rehabilitation in the UK and our national specialist centre is the largest of its kind. We are also the UK’s only dedicated paediatric neurorehabilitation provider with a national specialised commissioning contract to deliver brain injury rehabilitation in conjunction with NHS England. This means that funding flows automatically for children and young people who meet the criteria. Where NHS England does not fund placements, we have a dedicated team who work with commissioners and other parties to secure funding.

Our residential short breaks offer flexible, nurse-led care for children and young people between the ages of 0-18. The service is for those with complex disabilities and health needs, who may be vulnerable to acute changes in health which necessitate 24-hour care, and whose complex needs require care overseen by a nurse.

In communities across the UK we provide specialist goal-orientated neurorehabilitation delivered in the child’s environment via our Brain Injury Community Service. Specialists from a range of clinical backgrounds, including members of the team based in four of the UK’s major trauma centres, work with the child and their family focusing on the needs which result from an acquired brain injury. These may be social, emotional, cognitive, communicative and behavioural needs. We provide a range of support centred around the child, including clinical screening, advice, and onward referral, as well as community-based neurorehabilitation and a long-term register.

If you are a parent of a child with a brain injury, or are somebody involved in their care, our information service provides a variety of resources for children and young people, as well as their families, and professionals. If you’re looking for advice and support online, our

Brain Injury Hub (www.braininjuryhub.co.uk) provides clinically-approved information on every stage of acquired brain injury, from being in hospital to going home and returning to school. We are also proud to offer a series of award-winning books and resources aimed at children and their families, completely free of charge. Available to order for just the cost of postage and packaging, they provide advice and guidance to children and young people living with an acquired brain injury, their families, and those involved in their care.

Where to go

Name
The Children's Trust School
Address
Tadworth Court
Tadworth
Surrey
Postcode
KT20 5RU

Time / Date Details

When is it on
Both day and residential placements available Open 24/7 all year long
Time of day
Afternoon
Evening
Morning

Other Details

Costs

Please contact provider for cost details.
Offering Tax Free Childcare.

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral Details

We have a dedicated Placements Team who are happy to discuss (formally or informally) the referral process of each of our services, admissions criteria and the assessment process.

Please contact them on 01737 365080 or email enquiries@thechildrenstrust.org.uk.

Enquiries are accepted from parents and professionals.

Local Offer

Local Offer Age Bands
Young Adults (16 to 25)
Primary (5 to 11)
Secondary (11 to 16)
Early Years (0 to 5)
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