Set in a stunning, sustainable and eco-friendly 45-acre site close to the New Forest and Dorset coastline, the natural surroundings of our school and college provide a rich, enabling and therapeutic learning environment for students, aged 5-25, who have a special educational need.
We specialise in autism and communication difficulties, severe and complex learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.
Our mission is to create an educational, therapeutic community and environment, which upholds each person's human integrity and spiritual wholeness and where every child and young person, both because of and despite their individual challenges, has something to give and something to learn through all of their relationships with others.
Corine van Barneveld
Principal
This World Mental Health Day, let's talk, listen, and support better mental health together. World Mental Health Day takes place every year on 10 October. It reminds us why good mental health is so important, and how we can prioritise it in our lives and communities. It's also a moment to talk openly and listen to what others are experiencing. The theme for 2026 is "Lived experiences heard: real voices, real change" (World Federation for Mental Health). Conversations about mental health make a difference. And they matter most when we listen to people's experiences. https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/ https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/ https://www.steps2wellbeing.co.uk/ #mentalhealthawareness #wellbeing #community #WorldMentalHealthDay2026