Our services – what we do

Prior’s Court is a registered charity providing education and residential care for autistic young people with complex needs, aged 5-25. Set within a 50-acre site in Berkshire, we have extensive bespoke facilities to help the young people we support to be healthy, happy, more independent and have the opportunity to work.

Our purpose – why we exist

To transform the lives of autistic young people with complex needs, helping them to build a brighter, more independent future.

Our philosophy – how we achieve this

Prior’s Court exists to transform the lives of the autistic young people with complex needs in our care; to help them achieve the impossible and give their families the magic moments they never thought they would have.

We understand that the little things are actually the big things for an autistic young person, and we celebrate them as major milestones. A daily life skill gained or an anxiety conquered today is a stepping stone towards tomorrow’s work placement, or a shared special occasion with family.

Prior’s Court never stays still. We are ambitious for our young people and aspire to be a global leader for autistic young people with complex needs. We want to deliver outcomes for them beyond our imagination; to help transform the lives of even more autistic young people, and to develop practice improvements which we can share across the world.

Our organisational strategy 2024-27

"Painting with our own colours" is our organisational strategy for the period 2024 to 2027.

There are five overall themes to the strategy:

1. Develop and strengthen our work at and from Prior's Court,
2. Establish services in new places,
3. Speak out and be visible,
4. Support our staff,
5. Look after our facilities and services.

Read the strategy below:

Or read the document here

Our values

Working together	Being the best possible team centred around each young person and their family/carers
Being accountable	Delivering what we promise, and never shying away from difficult challenges
Empowering and energising others	Taking our inspiration from the young people to help them achieve
Continuously improving all we do	Always striving for the highest standards
Never giving up	Until every young person we work with has every opportunity for happiness and fulfilment
Being ambitious	Every young person can achieve more than we, or they, imagine.  We equip all to go above their expectations.

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