Our Programmes

We work with primary school pupils who are struggling to access or thrive within mainstream education. Whether a child is facing social and emotional challenges, experiencing anxiety, or simply needs a different environment to flourish, our KS2 programme provides the consistent, personalised support they need.

Our trained mentors build trusted, one-to-one relationships with each child — meeting them where they are and working at their pace. Through a carefully structured programme of educational and enrichment activities, we help young people at this stage develop the social and emotional skills, confidence, and love of learning that form the foundation for everything that follows.

We work closely with class teachers, SENCOs, and families throughout, ensuring our support complements what the school is doing and that progress is recognised and celebrated.

The secondary school years can be particularly challenging for young people who are struggling — whether through disengagement, social and emotional difficulties, exclusion, or other barriers to learning. Our KS3 and KS4 programme provides the personalised, sustained mentoring support that can make the difference at this critical stage.

Working one-to-one with a dedicated mentor, young people aged 11–16 are supported to re-engage with learning on their own terms. We help them understand their own strengths, build resilience, develop the practical and interpersonal skills they'll need for their futures, and find a positive sense of direction — whether that's back into school, into further education, or towards training and employment.

Throughout the programme, we maintain close communication with the school, pastoral team, and family, ensuring a joined-up approach that gives each young person the best possible chance of success.

A key goal of Northway Education is to support young people back into mainstream school wherever possible. Our programmes are not a permanent alternative to education — they are a stepping stone. We work with young people at a critical point, helping them build the stability, confidence and skills they need to take the next step forward.

Throughout every programme, we work closely with the school to regularly review progress and plan a gradual, supported return to mainstream education when the young person is ready. Reintegration is always carefully managed — never rushed, and never done without the full involvement of the school and family.

The pace of reintegration is always led by the individual. We listen to the young person, take account of their readiness, and move at a speed that gives them the best possible chance of a successful and lasting return.