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Local specialist alternative provision in South Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire
Wild Minds Alternative Provision
Specialist education, close to home, for young people aged 11–25 who find school or college hard to attend. We start by building trust.
- 3
- sites, two of them in Buckinghamshire
- 11 to 25
- age range
- NOCN
- accredited post-16 courses
- All year
- rolling starts
Where would you like to start?
Commissioners and local authorities
How placements work, who we can support, how we report on progress, and whether we have places.
Information for commissionersSchools and referrers
See whether we're the right fit, how referral works, and send us a referral.
Make a referralYoung people and families
What a first visit is like, and what happens on a normal day.
Information for familiesOther providers and professionals
The WILD Framework, our Portal, and Academy training for other organisations.
For providersWhat we offer
We plan each placement around the young person and what they are working towards. Learning mixes functional skills, personal development, vocational activity and preparation for adulthood. Young people work in small groups, or one to one where a placement needs it.
We also offer one-to-one tutoring in Maths and English, at Key Stage 3 and Functional Skills level, delivered in the classroom, online or outdoors.
Explore the provision
Three specialist sites
Acorn House
Therapeutic support · Functional skills · Small-group learning
Cookham Lodge
Preparation for adulthood · Employability · Vocational pathways
What a day looks like
Sessions inside the day are planned with WILDER: Welcome, Introduce, Learn, Do, Evaluate, Review.See the session model
01
Arrive
A predictable welcome and check-in with a known adult.
02
Settle
Time and space to regulate before learning begins.
03
Learn
Practical, vocational or functional learning matched to the plan.
04
Reflect
A calm close, progress recorded and a clear handover.
What commissioners get from us
Placements can start whenever a young person needs one, not just in September. They can run part-time alongside a school or college place, and every half term we report on progress against EHCP outcomes, so you can see what each placement is achieving.
How we record progress
The WILD Framework® links assessment, planning, delivery and review, so the whole team uses the same terms when they write up progress.
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