The Potteries School

At The Potteries School we would like our learners to restart their educational experience with confidence and establish a pattern of learning so they can progress, attain and achieve.

​The Potteries School is one of the key elements in an integrated, tripartite model of care, education and therapy for learners experiencing social, emotional and mental health difficulties (S.E.M.H.) based in mid-Wales. All our learners are Looked After Children and present complex needs with regard to interpersonal, emotional and social issues.
 
The Potteries School provides a positive, supportive and child-centred educational environment for all its learners. Through a process of creating a safe learning environment, building effective teacher-learner relationships and precision identification of individual learning need, the School supports learners to achieve, attain and prepare for the next steps on the educational ladder.
 
Many of the learners have a history of school exclusion or had limited access to learning prior to admission. Most have been unable to manage in a formal educational setting and often the risks their behaviours present have impacted on their ability to be educated alongside large peer groups. 
 
The education offered at the Potteries School seeks to reengage learners in a creative and meaningful curriculum, assisting them to catch up on missed learning and undertake an assessment programme that identifies their learning needs accurately. All learning is offered in an inclusive environment and delivered by education professionals with an understanding of the needs of the learners, working to build self-esteem and learning confidence, develop peer relationships and progress independent learning skills.