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Where clients are suffering from depression, research indicates Alpacas have the potential to draw the person out of themselves, either by watching, stroking or speaking to the animals, this takes focus away from themselves and initiate focus on their external environment. This helps with clients who are feeling depressed or overwhelmed reducing anxiety and stress by being around the Alpacas. Animals are a great way of engaging young people-particularly those with behavioural and or learning difficulties.

Our approach is very much one-to-one and is always based on detailed background information from teachers or care workers to ensure that each young person gets a highly differentiated learning experience. We can an exciting  and bespoke  way to approaching the National Curriculum that involves more than just learning  it may involve just being with the animals and allowing their calmness to “rub off” or taking part in some of the educational activities or developing an individually adapted activity programme to suit your particular needs. We will work alongside you to assess, support and tailor some provision for even the most difficult to reach children and adults. From an hour work shop to a 6-week course we provide exciting and engaging courses to boost the learner’s self-confidence and life skills.

ASDAN accredited courses available in Animal Care. Sarah has vast experience of working with SEND or disengaged students and has had specialist Solution Focus Training having worked in many different Educational environments and teaching Science in Secondary School  KS3 & KS4. All courses available to children with moderate learning difficulties and a statement of Special Educational Needs  SEND or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).