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Our house

About us 

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We are an Alternative Provision based in Bath (BA2). We’re dedicated to providing a unique and therapeutic approach working with young people in a safe and supportive environment where students can thrive while learning essential skills for their future. The primary focus at every stage of learning is to have a trauma-informed approach.

 

We believe that giving students a safe and firm foundation helps them to learn the skills they need to better regulate their emotions, in order to achieve reintegration to a mainstream school environment and ultimately achieve their aspirations and dreams.

Our Approach 

 

We deliver our programme by:​

  • Having a wide team who are therapeutically trained and focused

  • Keeping PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity & empathy) at the heart of what we do

  • Focusing on building trust and coming alongside the students

  • Working with a holistic and flexible approach

  • Building self-esteem and confidence by helping students to understand their triggers and learn the skills they need to self-regulate and build resilience

  • Ensuring the session are meaningful and engaging to help fill in academic gaps. This includes accreditations in both NOCN and ASDAN where applicable

  • Implementing rigorous safeguarding throughout our programme

How we work with professionals 

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  • Attending meetings as required

  • Regular reports and updates to school and other professionals

  • Tailored plan and support from Our House team to help student reintegrate to their education setting 

On site facilities 

  • Forest school

  • Cooking facilities including pizza oven

  • Skateboarding and ramps

  • Table tennis

  • Changing room and shower 

  • Raised beds and greenhouse

  • Dedicated classroom

  • Computers

  • Outdoor covered dining and lounge

  • Gym with cross trainer, rowing machine, weights training, bench press, lat raise, lat pull down, leg extension and leg curl.

Our HOUSE TEAM 

Our House was founded by Tim and Laura Jones, due to their passion for supporting children and young people, and 18 years of experience as foster carers and supportive lodging providers for B&NES. This has included short and long-term placements with children age 1 -17. They also founded Petra a housing project for vulnerable young women who are pregnant or with babies. Tim has 20 years’ experience as a school advisor for an independent school. 

Who's Who 

Senior Leadership Team:
Director and Safer Recruitment Lead - Tim Jones MBA BSc 
Director and Designated Safeguarding Lead - Laura Jones

Mentors – a small team who each have extensive experience of working with children. The introduction of positive adult mentors can have a substantial impact on student lives. Increasing confidence, building self-esteem, developing social/practical skills for life while promoting the importance of a more secure future. Our Mentors will work to tackle the issues that have affected the students’ education and help them to overcome the obstacles to re-engagement with education.

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