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About us

Treloar’s is a charity that provides outstanding education, therapy and care to physically disabled young people, and empowers them to live more independent and fulfilling lives.

Our Vision

A world where physically disabled young people take control of their lives and achieve their aspirations.

We support around 170 children and young people, aged 4 to 25 years, who come from across the country to attend our school and college. All of our students are physically disabled, many with complex clinical needs and a sensory impairment. We provide a fully inclusive, supportive environment where young people can learn whilst having therapy and care integrated into their tailored programme.

Mainstream settings and most specialist schools and colleges aren’t able to support the complex clinical needs of our students. Therefore, for most, we are one of the very few places, if not the only place in the country where they can access education and achieve outstanding outcomes.

We have 6 residential houses on our site, providing placements for students from age 11 upwards. Our residential provision offers huge opportunities to develop independent living skills and enjoy a social life beyond the school and college day. This, in turn, enables our students to experience greater independence and develop confidence working alongside trained support staff and engaging with their peers.

Uniquely, we are rated as “Outstanding” across the board with 4 regulators. This includes Ofsted who, in three separate inspections, have graded us “Outstanding” for our school education, college education and social care provision. Additionally, the Care Quality Commission have rated our college residential and clinical services as “Outstanding”.

We also offer a range of services, beyond the Campus, to the wider disabled community including residential flats for physically disabled young adults and specialist training for those who support them. Additionally, we hire out our campus facilities to local sports and activity groups and to other disability charities for residential stays during the holidays.
 

We've been graded as “Outstanding” by Ofsted for our school education, college education and social care provision. 

Our mission

To enable physically disabled young people to achieve their aspirations by:

  • Providing personalised learning, therapy and care
  • Supporting transition into adulthood
  • Promoting independence and inclusion
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Our Values

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We strive for excellence

Physically disabled young people and their families deserve outstanding care and support. We work to make sure all our services are excellent and actively challenge each other to ensure continuous quality improvement. We continually innovate to ensure that our beneficiaries receive the cutting-edge, excellent support they deserve. We strive to ensure that our school and college develop and evolve with the needs and potential of our students, but we also want to take the message of inclusivity out more widely, sharing our experience and expertise outside of Treloar’s for the benefit of more disabled people.
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We are inclusive

Everyone – regardless of physical ability, where they live or socioeconomic background – should have the opportunity to take part in life. We treat our beneficiaries with the same dignity as their non-disabled peers and work to remove barriers in their way. Our students and beneficiaries are always at the centre of everything we do. Before we make decisions, we ask, “How will our students and beneficiaries benefit from this?”
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We act with integrity and respect

Physically disabled young people should be free to direct their own lives. We listen to young people’s views and support them to make age-appropriate choices about their daily life and informed choices about their future. We celebrate and promote diversity, value and support each other, and treat everyone with mutual respect. We support a culture of openness, honesty and transparency, where the safeguarding of our students and wellbeing of our staff is paramount.