Where we work

Three specialist sites,one practice framework

Each site offers a different environment for a different stage of readiness. Because all three run on The WILD Framework, a young person can move between them as they progress without losing their plan, their language or their evidence.

01

The Farm Campus

Animal care · Vocational skills · Outdoor learning

A practical, outdoor setting focused on animal care, land-based skills, construction and vocational learning. A highly regulating environment where learners build responsibility, confidence and engagement through hands-on activity.

Best suited to

  • Learners who regulate best outdoors and through movement
  • Vocational and land-based interests
  • Those rebuilding attendance tolerance in a low-pressure setting

Primary strandsWild Bodies · Wild Vocations · Wild Minds

The Farm Campus, Wild Minds Alternative Provision
02

Acorn House

Therapeutic support · Functional skills · Small-group learning

A calm, indoor therapeutic hub supporting personal development, functional skills, small group work and structured learning in a low-arousal environment.

Best suited to

  • Learners who need a low-arousal, predictable indoor environment
  • Small-group and 1:1 therapeutic support
  • Building towards functional skills and accreditation

Primary strandsWild Minds · Wild Living · Wild Vocations

Acorn House, Wild Minds Alternative Provision
03

Cookham Lodge

Preparation for adulthood · Employability · Vocational pathways

A classroom-based setting supporting re-engagement with education, functional skills and preparation for next steps, including college and employment pathways.

Best suited to

  • Learners ready for structured, classroom-based learning
  • Post-16 and preparation for adulthood
  • Progression towards college, training or employment

Primary strandsWild Futures · Wild Living · Wild Vocations

Cookham Lodge, Wild Minds Alternative Provision

From the Farm Campus

Land, animals and weather as the daily curriculum

Working dog carrying a feed bucket across the paddock at the Wild Minds Farm CampusTwo rams in the field at the Farm CampusOwl in the animal care barn at the Farm CampusRabbit in long grass at the Farm Campus
Sunset over the fields at the Wild Minds Farm Campus

Visits

Come and see a site before you decide

We welcome visits from families, schools and commissioners. Young people are also invited to visit informally before any placement is agreed. Familiarity is part of safety.

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