Bronte

Our main focus in Bronte is to provide a nurturing, warm environment, where adventure and curiosity are encouraged.

We seek to embed core values and social skills within our children through positive role modelling and learning through play. Each child will undertake a thoroughly planned induction into our home. They will be supported to build new friendships with their peers and develop positive relationships with experienced and nurturing staff who are currently training to become a trauma informed team.

Each child is able to select their own en-suite bedroom which we will personalise to match their interests, for example, our current students have Manchester United, Pokémon and Mario themed bedrooms. Bronte house is carefully divided into a range of areas to meet the needs of our children, including a cosy lounge for when down time is needed, a social lounge area with a pool table and reading/reflection room.

In Bronte, the staff and children are always learning together, and our 24-hour curriculum is adapted to meet all of our children’s’ individual needs. We start each day following basic hygiene routines followed by the school’s curriculum. The boys will utilise the open plan kitchen environment to help with the preparation of healthy meals and snacks, whilst developing their life and living skills.

At the end the school day the boys engage in circle time where we decide as a group what we would like to do for the evening. New opportunities out in the community are always on offer to the boys and we regularly go swimming at the local pool or playing in the park in the summer months. On a rainy day we settle down for movie nights, get messy with arts and crafts and make the most of the fantastic facilities on site. Individual activities are also on offer to meet individual needs and interests, for example one student attends an external football club weekly. Throughout all the fun the boys are having, they are consistently gathering qualifications for their future in the form of AQA awards linked with their social development.