Hillcrest Shifnal School

General information

Hillcrest Children’s Services, a division of the Outcomes First Group, is a national provider of DfE registered special schools and therapeutic care homes for Looked After Children (LACs) up to the age of 18 years who have Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Well positioned on all key commissioning frameworks and trusted by two third of all Local Authorities (LAs) in England, Hillcrest provides a child-centred therapeutic approach to education and care.

It’s DfE registered Hillcrest special schools offer the full national curriculum, as well as vocational training for pupils with Social Emotional and Mental Health needs who may have learning disabilities and autism.

Clinical support is led by the Head of Clinical Services and is delivered by a core team of clinicians and includes Clinical Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists, and Speech and Language Therapists.

Hillcrest is committed to helping its pupils learn, cope more effectively and experience success, in a bid to help reintegrate them back into mainstream settings, facilitate plans to return home or enable them to progress as individuals in their own home placements and schools.