Engaging Potential is an independent school offering an alternative approach for disengaged young people. The mission is to re-engage them with individual learning opportunities and positive life experiences through teaching and mentoring whilst promoting personal and social development.
Facilities
EP offers a structured but flexible approach which uses 1:1 mentoring and tutoring by building individually tailored timetables to engage young people.
Transport arrangements are also detailed on the weekly timetable so the young person and their parent/carer are fully aware of times and places of where and when they are expected to be.
Features
Things to note
EP works towards a full timetable consisting of 25 hours or more but recognises the need to work at the young person’s pace. External organisations and individuals may be sourced to support our young people’s interests and needs: we recognise the importance of providing a wide and varied range of activities.
Often the young people they work with experience emotional and behavioural difficulties and may have found it challenging fitting into a mainstream school environment.
Mentoring is designed to develop key competencies and promote personal, social, health and economic wellbeing and offers a range of activities suitable to the needs, interests and abilities of the young person. These range from fishing to museum trips or visiting theme parks. These sessions have proven to be the most productive, rewarding and beneficial in terms of building self-esteem and positive relationships.
Art is an integral part of the weekly timetable. They have a creative team who offer a range of skills. They also engage specialist artists to deliver workshops in animation, graffiti, sculpture, ceramics, photography and life/still drawing.
Physical activity is also an important part of the weekly timetable. EP provides a variety of sporting activities delivered both internally and externally depending on need and interest. Activities are carried out on a 1:1 and/or small group basis and can include football, snooker, pool, fishing, bowling, water sports, baseball, cricket or swimming.
As well as ICT (which is regarded as a core subject at EP), they also encourage young people to have a go at Food Technology (building independent living skills) and Design Technology, where they have the opportunity to use basic tools and design simple toys or other items.
2.48 miles
