About Us
Liberty in the Wild is a nurturing, creative and therapeutic educational provision for children and young people with diverse social, emotional, mental health and special educational needs. We provide flexible, personalised pathways that help each learner reconnect with learning, build confidence and move forward in their journey.
Our work sits across three key strands:
The Wilderness – our Alternative Provision
The Woodland – our proposed Independent Specialist School
The Wild Meadow – our Post-16 Specialist Pathway
Each strand offers a different level of support, allowing us to meet children and young people at the right stage, with the right approach.
Liberty in the Wild is led by a passionate team of practitioners, mentors, educators and advisors who bring a relational, nature-based and creative philosophy into everything we do.
Our Three
Branches
Every child grows differently, some steadily, some in sudden leaps, and some in ways that don’t fit traditional expectations.
At Liberty in the Wild, we believe every young person deserves a branch that supports them exactly where they are.
Our three strands create a pathway of care, learning and belonging that grows with each child.
🌿 The Wilderness
Alternative Provision (AP)
The Wilderness offers a nurturing, flexible alternative provision for children who need a different approach to education.
Here, young people learn in small groups, explore creativity and nature, and build emotional regulation and confidence through relational, sensory-aware, experience-led sessions.
Children attend between 4 and 15 hours per week, commissioned by schools and local authorities.
🌳 The Woodland
Proposed Independent Specialist School (pending DfE registration)
The Woodland represents the next stage of our vision.
This planned specialist school will provide highly individualised learning for children with SEND and SEMH needs who would flourish in a calm, therapeutic and relational setting.
With small class sizes, a holistic curriculum and a strong wellbeing focus, The Woodland aims to offer long-term stability and a tailored pathway to success.
🌼 The Wild Meadow
Post-16 Pathway (Ages 16–19)
The Wild Meadow supports young people as they take their next steps into adulthood.
This strand focuses on life skills, independence, vocational exploration, confidence-building and preparing for further education, supported internships or employment.
A gentle, purposeful space where young people can discover who they are becoming and where they want to go next.
