Schools & LAs
The aim of Red Balloons is the recovery of bullied children. We provide an ‘intensive care’ full-time education for children aged between 10 and 17 who are unable to go to school because they have been severely bullied.
We offer the students whom we accept a safe environment with clear boundaries for behaviour, and an individual full-time academic, pastoral and therapeutic programme.
Once the students have regained their confidence and are able to cope academically and socially, we support them in their return to mainstream school, their entry to further education or to employment.
Each centre takes up to fifteen young people.
We accept any child for whom funding is available on five conditions:
- That there is a vacancy.
- The Coordinator is confident that the Centre can offer the child the help they need.
- The child wants to come and will attend regularly.
- The child wants to learn and make academic progress.
- The child agrees to behave with respect and consideration at all times.
We have taken many students with statements of special educational needs, including social, behavioural and emotional difficulties.
Students can take up to five GCSEs. We work closely with local secondary schools and colleges to support our students in their return to mainstream education.