Featured Tenant

Children’s Hospital School (Phoenix Learning Centre)

Each month, we highlight a tenant at random and give them the opportunity to describe their business in more detail. This month we would like to showcase Children’s Hospital School (Phoenix Learning Centre), and give you an insight into their business.

Describe your company to us

The Children’s Hospital School supports young people who are unable to attend their normal school for physical or mental health reasons. We teach children who are inpatients in the two Leicester hospitals (Leicester Royal Infirmary and The Beacon CAMHS unit at Glenfield). In addition, we have three alternative provision schools – two in Leicester and one in Hinckley. The ‘Phoenix Learning Centre’ based in the Atkins building is our newest provision. We offer short-term placements for young people aged 11-16 unable to attend school predominately due to mental health and anxiety. The aim is to reengage young people in education and to support a successful transition back to their school.

What makes you special?

We support young people with medical needs across the region. The school has been judged ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED on its last 2 inspections and we have a reputation locally and nationally for providing first class support and education to all the children we support. The school has expanded to 5 bases over the last few years to meet the increasing number of referrals received. We also teach children in their homes if their health needs mean they are unable to go out.

The school is accredited by Mental Health England to deliver the Youth Mental Health First Aid qualification. In addition to this we provide a range of training to professionals working with young people.

How is being in the Atkins Building helping your business?

By establishing a school base in Hinckley, we are more able to provide support within the community. Previously a young person from this locality would need to travel to our base in Leicester, however, now that we have set up within the Atkins Building, students can remain in their community which improves their chance of successfully reintegrating back to their school. It also reduces excessive travel times, costs and any associated impact on the environment.

return to page top

Children’s Hospital School (Phoenix Learning Centre)

F102 / F101b: The Atkins Building
Lower Bond Street, Hinckley
Leicestershire. LE10 1QU

Contact	Stephen Deadman
Website	http://www.childrenshospitalschool.leicester.sch.uk
Email	.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)