Seven young people from Prior's Court enjoyed a brilliant pizza-making trip to Pizza Express, rolling up their sleeves to make their very own pizzas from scratch. This was a fantastic opportunity to generalise skills learnt in the classroom, home and on-site in a community setting. Read more
On Wednesday 20 May, Prior’s Court celebrated National Numeracy Day with a focus on this year’s theme, ‘Count on your Community’. The day centred on empowering the autistic young people with complex needs we support to experience numbers in ways that felt relevant, practical and accessible throughout their daily routines. Read more
Last week, two of the young people supported by Prior's Court went on holiday to Centerparcs together. This marks the third and fourth Children's Home young people to go on holiday with their staff after two went to Blackwood Forest last year. Read more
Therapy sessions are being delivered in our residential homes thanks to our team of Therapy Assistants, and the example of Winter House shows how valuable this is. Read more
The young people in Palm Class have made excellent progress this academic year, developing their social and play skills through child-led play. Read more
This academic year, staff and young people have been practising Train Safety, a topic which is being introduced as the statutory learning focus for RSHE for the next academic year. Read more
Earlier this month, two young people from Prior's Court achieved something major - they went for hair cuts out in the community. For a lot of autistic young people, haircuts can be an overwhelming experience - this is all the more so with the learning disabilities and other diagnoses of the young people we support. Read more
Henry from Dove Cottage enjoyed his first supported holiday with Prior's Court, joining Imprahim for four nights at Blackwood Forest near Winchester. Read more
Our annual Let Me Shine music festival made a return on Monday, 4 May with young people and their families, staff members and their families, and previous young people who attended Prior’s Court and their families all invited to enjoy the day. As the autistic young people with complex needs we support are unlikely to ever be able to attend a music festival, this annual event empowers them to access such an experience on their terms. Read more
One young person enjoyed his first trip out in the community since moving to a new home in December of 2025. Read more
Lower School young people from Bonsai Class, Willow Class and Chestnut Class enjoyed a trip to Lydiard Park in Swindon, with a clear focus on developing confidence when using money in a real-world setting. Read more
The young people of Prior's Court made a return to SailAbility earlier in April, with a combination of new and returning faces jumping into the boat the Dame Stephanie named after our founding patron. Read more