About Our School

Thank you for your interest in Leicester Therapeutic  School. 

We are an organisation deeply committed to improving the lives of children and young people with a range of special educational needs. Leicester Therapeutic  School was founded to provide safe and nurturing school environment in which children could thrive. 

We place as much importance on a child’s academic progress as we do their emotional and personal growth. Our motto; ‘Building Foundations through Nurture and Mindset’ symbolises the individual journey every child makes during their time at one of our schools.

Our inclusive school starts with our all embracing culture, develops through our curriculum and flourishes in our environment.  

Our values; Safety, Kindness, Understanding, Aspiration, Well-being, Positivity, Resilience and Honour, form the foundation for how our school operates and we place the child at the centre of every decision we make.  

Leicester Therapeutic  School provides a small, nurturing environment that ensures pupils feel safe and secure in a 'home from home' environment. We have designed our classrooms with the children’s mental health and well-being at the core.  Our spaces have been specifically designed to ensure that the learning environment is: 

• Neuro diverse affirming
• Low sensory stimulating 
• Attachment aware 
• Trauma informed 
• Calm, relaxed and inclusive 

Classrooms are designed to help remove potential barriers around entering a typical classroom or learning environment.  We provide a mixture of soft furnishing and sensory items to allow pupils to learn successful regulation strategies, ensuring they are ready to learn. 

Pupils will also be supported with the use of visual aids to develop effective communication and understanding of the educational setting. Pupils will benefit from a universal approach that makes the learning environment accessible and predictable, reducing anxiety and increasing confidence.