The Heart of HEAH
HEAH - Mission statement and core values
Our Mission
Uniting therapeutic education, movement, and holistic family care to empower learners aged 8–16 and the families walking beside them.
We combine trauma-informed learning, creative movement, and wraparound support to create safe, nurturing pathways for young people and their families who need an alternative route back into education and well-being.
Our Values
Presence - We are here - fully present, deeply committed, and attuned to each learner’s emotional and developmental place.
Partnership - We believe learning happens with - not to - the child. Families, educators, and professionals all work together in respect, transparency, and trust.
Whole-Family Care-We support the entire family ecosystem - providing movement, nutrition, creative space, guidance, and advocacy.
Trauma-Informed Growth - Our programmes are rooted in safety and empowerment. We foster confidence through choice, regulation, connection, and reflection.
Creative & Embodied Learning - Education is not just academic. Through creative arts, movement, mentoring, and family-led cooking, we cultivate curiosity, identity and well-being.
Flexibility & Inclusion - Whether online or in-person, individual or group, we adapt to where learners and families are - and where they want to go.
Professional Integrity - Led by a qualified social worker, educator, and coach, backed by safeguarding, SEND and inclusive practice, we deliver services that are person-centred, transparent, and consistent - guided by our social purpose as a CIC.
Our Vision
To be a trusted hub for trauma-informed, creative, inclusive alternative pathways - where every learner and their family feels supported, empowered and seen.
Together, we build open routes to learning, well-being, and belonging
