Vision and Ethos

We believe every child deserves the right to succeed in all areas of life and the aim of The Link is to achieve the best outcomes for young people. We offer a safe, therapeutic and non- judgemental environment in which young people can begin to access their emotions and develop positive and real relationships with others. We help our students to develop self- awareness and provide suitable boundaries enabling them to flourish without fear. By following the principles of nurture and Choice Theory, we provide a caring and inclusive programme. We understand the individual needs of each child and we support them in developing essential skills for life and to take their place in society.

Our primary focus is to help children to develop social and emotional skills. The improvement of these skills has been known not only to improve wellbeing for students, but also the ability to achieve academically. The Primary Link has an excellent record of helping students to develop social and emotional skills during their time with us, and this is monitored through Boxall profile tracking.

The aim of the Secondary Link is to re-engage students who are unable to access mainstream education due to medical vulnerability. We specialise in supporting young people suffering from anxiety, depression and other mental health needs including PTSD and gender identity. We successfully engage students who have not attended mainstream settings for long periods of time. We have a highly qualified team of staff who cater for the educational and mental health needs of vulnerable learners.

Independent careers support and guidance, plus intensive working with the family, ensure that strong transitional arrangements on to college placements or into other educational settings are very successful.

“I wish every school could be like this one because this school is amazing”. - Link parent

Based in Manor Green School, a Centre of Excellence and successful special school, we share their state of the art facilities in Maidenhead. The expertise of our combined staff provides Outreach across RBWM schools and into other local authorities.