Talocher School Overview

Principal: Mike Borland

Talocher School is a specialist residential school for girls and boys aged 11 to 18 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties (BESD).  The school provides a warm, welcoming and relaxed environment for young people who are resident within Priory residential childcare facilities or as day pupils, who are unable to attend mainstream education because of their behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.

Many young people are experiencing a range of difficulties when they first come to the school, which are compounded by their disaffection towards learning, their negative attitudes towards authority and education and a history of interrupted education, including exclusion from mainstream schools. As a result of their difficulties they may have been out of school for long periods of time. Our aim is to enable students to acknowledge and cope with their specific difficulties and assist them in fulfilling their potential through providing positive full-time education.

We provide:

• The National Curriculum
• Wide range of educational opportunities including GCSE and other external examinations
• A positive environment to bring about positive change
• Support strategies to develop self-awareness, self-discipline and self-worth
• High staff to pupil ratio
• Clinical and psychological support
• 52 week provision
• Day provision

Typically pupils will have a Statement of Special Educational Need and may be looked after children by the local authority. Many have experienced placement breakdowns and may require residential care which can be provided in one of our children's homes in the surrounding area. Placements are for up to 52 weeks of the year and we can provide places for up to 15 pupils.