About TLC

TLC is a small independent Special Educational Needs school in Bromley, Kent. We offer learners a welcoming and secure environment in which to learn and develop as young people.

We provide high-quality education and care for a broad range of complex emotional and academic needs, all of which we aim to support through a nurturing and structured environment which targets learners’ individual needs.

We specialise in young people with:

• SEMH issues

• ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder

• ADHD

• Communication and interaction difficulties

• High levels of anxiety

• Language delay

• Difficulties in communicating with peers

• Social isolation

• Depression and self-harm

• Attachment Disorder

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• PTSD – Post traumatic Stress Disorder

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Signs of abuse and neglect

We offer a range of core therapies to support learners with their learning and developmental needs, including personal mentors, one to one counselling sessions, Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy. We also have a specialist Dyslexia Teacher and work closely with an educational psychologist.

To provide a holistic approach to supporting our young people, we offer additional activities such as lunch time clubs in music and gaming.

We are trained in Proact SCIPr which is a specialist, pro-active, emotion-informed, behavioural approach, which supports children and young people with challenging behaviour.

We believe every experience is a learning experience and we have a dedicated team who work with each learner to develop a personalised approach to learning and understanding. With the specialist support our learners receive, they grow in self-confidence, personal understanding and develop a more positive approach to learning.

We are proud of the extensive services we provide to our learners and families, which include the following.

The school fosters an ethos of charitable work, and we mark nationwide charitable events such as Comic Relief, Children in Need and Macmillan Coffee Mornings.

TLC has partnerships with a number of local charities including Living on Bereavement Living On and Bromley Children & Families Voluntary Sector Forum bcfforum – Voluntary Sector Forum.  Living On deliver both 1-2-1 counselling and group drama therapy for our learners who have experienced bereavements. Bromley Children & Families Voluntary Sector Forum work with us to fund and support various projects such as our Summer Transition Days and Youth Mentoring Initiative (funded via the Mayor of London’s Propel funding).  We refer Learners to various local charities for additional support on a regular basis including CASPA, Bromley Mencap and Bromley Children’s Project

We work in partnership with Young Lewisham as outlined above to deliver innovative, practical and vocational courses and programmes to our Learners. Further information can be found at YOUNG LEWISHAM PROJECT – Home.

We connect regularly with our local community and our local Councillors; including the Mayor of Bromley.