A calm, structured and supportive girls-only alternative provision for girls aged 11 to 18 who are struggling to access mainstream education, offering small social communication groups, mentoring, life skills, emotional wellbeing support and real work experience, and above all, an appropriate peer group where friendships can finally grow.
by anima youth
The Wildflowers Alternative Provision
regular work experience
social communication
emotional wellbeing
Mentoring & Life Skills
The Wildflowers
Specialist, Therapeutically Informed Alternative Provision for Girls.
Delivered by Anima Youth, the provision combines:
- Small social communication groups, guided by the Talkabout framework
- Therapeutic mentoring and emotional wellbeing support
- Group and 121 mentoring for confidence and resilience
- Life skills for girlhood and independence
- A rolling six-week work experience programme with real employers
To give every girl an appropriate peer circle, growing confidence and emotional wellbeing, and a CV before she leaves.
Who The Wildflowers Supports
The Wildflowers is a non-regulated Alternative Provision designed to complement wider educational or EOTAS packages. It does not replace the statutory responsibilities of schools or Local Authorities.
important information
- Out of school
- Reduced timetables
- Awaiting placement
- Flexi-schooled / EHE
Education & Attendance
- Anxiety-based school avoidance
- SEMH needs
- Trauma & safeguarding concerns
- Disengagement from education
Emotional & Therapeutic Needs
- EHCP assessment or support needs
- Section 19 & EOTAS
- Social communication & appropriate peer group provision.
Additional Support Pathways
What makes the wildflowers different?
Small Group Learning
Specialist Support
Girls Only
Trauma-Informed
Therapeutic + Social
Supported Work Experience
Small, Structured, High-Support Delivery
Provision Includes:
- Max 6–8 learners per group
- 1:3 staffing ratio
- Therapeutic, social communication and mentoring specialists in every session
- Life skills and practical learning
- Positive peer connection and emotional support
Our model
Building Confidence Beyond the Classroom
Supported work experience
Staff remain present throughout every visit to provide emotional support, communication guidance and real-time encouragement, and every six-week block builds each girl’s CV, directly removing the barriers young people with SEN face in the world of work.
Preparation for Future Pathways
Confidence & Independence
Communication Skills
A Growing CV
positive peer connections
We carefully build small, supported groups where girls can develop confidence, practise communication, and experience positive social connection in a calm and emotionally safe setting. Through small, carefully matched groups, girls develop social communication, practise real friendship skills, and find an appropriate peer circle at last.
Support may include:
- Talkabout-guided social communication sessions
- Emotional regulation support
- Confidence-building sessions
- Community-based activities
- Supported independence work
We accept referrals and commissioned placements through:
- Section 19
- EOTAS
- EHCP placements
- Reduced timetables
- Parent-funded placements
If you are a parent, a home educating family, a SENCO, a Local Authority SEND or Inclusion team, or an EHCP Coordinator looking for a specialist girls-only alternative provision, we welcome enquiries and referrals from Surrey, Croydon, Bromley, Sutton and across South London, and we would love to show you the centre.
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Confidence Building
Emotional Safety
Creative Pathways
Small Group Support
by anima youth
The Wildflowers Alternative Provision
The Alternative Provision is delivered from The Wildflowers Day Centre, our children and young people’s wellbeing and day centre in the heart of Caterham, created in collaboration with Anima Youth: sensory rooms, after-school groups, therapy rooms and a community café, all under one roof.
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