For Parents & Carers.
A small, supportive KS2 provision designed to help pupils feel safe, rebuild confidence and re-engage with education.
Active Minds KS2 Provision combines structured learning, purposeful physical activity, regulation support and strong relationships within a calm, highly supervised environment.
Move. Focus. Grow.
What a placement can look like
Every pupil is different, so placements are planned around individual needs. The aim is to provide a predictable, supportive environment where pupils can rebuild confidence, engage with learning and experience success.
With a maximum of 10 pupils each day, staff can get to know pupils well, provide close support and build positive relationships.
A SMALL GROUP
Each day combines focused learning, purposeful physical activity, opportunities to regulate, planned breaks and time to reflect.
A BALANCED DAY
Pupils remain on roll with their mainstream school, and Active Minds KS2 Provision works alongside the school so that support and education remain connected.
CONNECTED TO SCHOOL
Helping pupils feel safe, understood and ready to learn
Some pupils need more than a different timetable. They may need time, trust, clear routines and support with regulation before learning begins to feel manageable again.
Staff take time to get to know each pupil, understand what helps and build consistent, positive relationships.
RELATIONSHIPS FIRST
SUPPORT WITH REGULATION
Movement, planned breaks and opportunities to reset can help pupils recognise what they need and become more ready to learn.
SUCCESS BUILDS CONFIDENCE
Learning and activities are planned so that pupils can experience success, recognise progress and gradually rebuild self-confidence.
Working together around your child
Parents and carers know their child best. Where appropriate, Active Minds KS2 Provision works alongside families and the mainstream school so that everyone has a clearer understanding of what is helping, what may need to change and how progress can be supported.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE MATTERS
Information about your child’s strengths, needs, interests and successful strategies can help us understand how best to support them.
Relevant information about engagement, progress and any important concerns is shared appropriately so that families and schools remain informed.
CLEAR COMMUNICATION
Working together can help create greater consistency between Active Minds KS2 Provision, home and school while supporting positive next steps.
A CONSISTENT APPROACH
Learning remains an important part of the day
Active Minds KS2 Provision uses movement, regulation and relationships to help pupils become more ready to learn, but education remains central. Reading, writing and mathematics are taught in short, focused sessions matched to each pupil’s starting point.
SHORT, FOCUSED LEARNING
Reading, writing and mathematics are delivered in structured 30-minute sessions to help pupils sustain attention and experience success.
LEARNING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL
Teaching is adapted around each pupil’s strengths, gaps and next steps so that learning feels achievable while still providing appropriate challenge.
PROGRESS THAT CAN BE SEEN
Teacher assessment and B Squared help Active Minds KS2 Provision recognise progress, including the smaller steps that can be especially important when a pupil is rebuilding confidence with learning.
Progress can look different for every pupil
Progress is not always one big step. For some pupils, meaningful progress begins with feeling safer, joining in more often, managing emotions more successfully or becoming more confident about learning.
CONFIDENCE & PARTICIPATION
Pupils may begin to take part more willingly, try unfamiliar tasks and feel more positive about what they can achieve.
REGULATION & INDEPENDENCE
Progress may include recognising emotions, using strategies more independently and recovering more successfully when things feel difficult.
Academic progress remains important, alongside rebuilding learning habits and preparing for positive next steps with the pupil’s mainstream school.
LEARNING & NEXT STEPS
Could Active Minds KS2 Provision support your child?
If you think your child may benefit from Active Minds KS2 Provision, speak with their school or contact us to find out more about the provision and how placements and referrals work.