A school designed around how children learn best
Hatfield Wick School: Whitelands Campus is a specialist school built around a single, integrated operating framework.
This means the school is intentionally designed — from staffing and routines to curriculum and environment — to support emotional regulation, strong relationships, and high‑quality learning.
We provide a calm, predictable environment where students feel safe, known, and capable, while maintaining ambition and high expectations for progress from each student’s starting point.
Understanding
When a young person struggles at school, the conversation often centres on what is “wrong” with the child. At Hatfield Wick Education, we take a different view.
CARES360 is our integrated approach to education and therapeutic support, a framework that brings together learning, emotional regulation, relationships, and wellbeing so that every part of the school day works together to support the whole child.
The short film below introduces the thinking behind CARES360 and shows how our values of Compassion, Autonomy, Respect, Empathy, and Support shape the way we work.
▶ Watch the video to learn how CARES360 helps young people move from coping to flourishing.
What makes our provision different
Therapeutic education
Education and therapeutic thinking are fully integrated into everyday practice, not added on when things go wrong.
CARES360® framework
A whole-school framework that brings together learning, behaviour support, relationships, and wellbeing in a consistent way.
Ambitious outcomes
High aspirations grounded in a realistic understanding of each child’s starting point, strengths, and needs.
Structure with flexibility
Clear routines and expectations, with flexibility built in to support regulation and individual need.
Strong systems
Robust systems, accountability, and clear processes that support quality, stability, and inspection readiness.
Joined-up support
Close working with families, local authorities, and professionals to provide coordinated, consistent support.
