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Residential Care

A Place
To Belong

Providing safe, comfortable, and person-centred residential care where young people can live with dignity, compassion, and the support they need.
A staff member and a child at The Loddon School walking together on the grass alongside a red brick building. The child, wearing a black t-shirt, beige joggers, and carrying a light blue backpack, is gently holding the arm of the staff member, who is wearing a black top and blue-and-white striped trousers.
A staff member and a student sitting together at an indoor craft table at The Loddon School. The student, wearing a black puffer jacket, holds a pink moulded shape while the staff member, in a grey top, helps organise the materials. The blue polka-dot table is covered with craft supplies including markers, paint sticks, glue, corks, and colourful tissue paper.

How we care

A dedicated team who truly knows your child

Every child at Loddon receives consistent support across school, home, and family life from a dedicated care team. Carefully matched to each child, these strong, trusting relationships are at the heart of everything we do.

Daily contact and notes

Our staff record daily observations, share regular updates with families, and lead care reviews.

Present morning and evening

Wherever possible, familiar faces cover wake-up and bedtime shifts to provide continuity and reassurance.

Advocate in the team

Our team works together to ensure your child's voice and preferences are represented in every planning meeting.

Transition support

Our experienced staff help thoroughly plan and support any moves out of Loddon.

How we care

Principles, not just procedures

Our approach to residential care is rooted in a few simple beliefs and a very specific, evidence-based methodology. The PROACT-SCIPr-UK® approach was developed here at Loddon and is now used by care organisations in 14 countries. It starts with respect.

We believe that challenging behaviour is communication. Our job is not to manage it, but to understand it and respond to the person beneath it.

Positive behaviour support

Every support plan is built on understanding what a behaviour is communicating, and what the child needs.

Low arousal environments

Spaces, routines and interactions are all designed to reduce rather than escalate anxiety and stress.

Consistent people

Predictable, trusted adults are one of the strongest protective factors for children with complex needs.

Family at the centre

Parents and families are partners in care - consulted on everything, informed about everything.

A staff member and a child at The Loddon School sitting together on a bright orange sofa, engaged in reading the children's book 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. Both individuals are wearing glasses and looking attentively at the open pages held by the staff member, who is wearing a staff lanyard. On the wall behind them is a framed noticeboard displaying visual communication symbols.

I was terrified when we first agreed to a residential placement. Now, three years later, I see a child who is relaxed, happy, and known, genuinely known, by the people who care for him. Loddon gave him a home.

Parent testimonial

Parent & family partnership

You remain part of the story

Sending a child to a residential school is one of the hardest decisions a family makes. We don’t take that trust lightly. You will always know what is happening, and your voice will always carry weight in every decision we make about your child.

Weekly updates

We provide a weekly written update, and our team is available by phone at agreed times. No news is never no news here.

Planned home visits

We support home visits and family stays, working with families to plan, prepare and debrief so that transitions in and out are calm and positive.

Termly reviews

Formal review meetings every term, attended by parents, the child's team, and relevant professionals, with clear actions and outcomes recorded.

Open-door visits

Parents are welcome to visit at any time with reasonable notice. We want you to see where your child lives and to feel genuinely welcome when you do.