Transforming
Lives

A unique approach to residential childcare which changes the lives of vulnerable children.

Health & wellbeing

Our Health and Wellbeing Team provides fully integrated, trauma-responsive support for children, grounded in expert knowledge of Attachment, developmental trauma, and child development.

Education

Our education team of qualified tutors assess where each child is on their learning journey and create a bespoke education programme which helps them get to where they need to be.

Wilderness experiences

We passionately believe in the transformative power of outdoor adventure. We utilise the stunning natural environments which surround our homes to engage, challenge and excite children, and as a vehicle to explore concepts such as risk, relationships and resilience.

Collaboration

Adaptation

Respect

Empathy

Join our team

Working at Wilderness Way is much more than just a job. Being able to change the life of a vulnerable child is one of the most rewarding careers there is.

The care teams are highly efficient, compassionate and dedicated to our child. He has made significant progress there. He has clearly built good relationships with his carers, who show a real understanding of him, his care history, family background and needs.

I am truly taken aback by the level of care you have shown. The staff have gone out of their way to show him the attention and care that he has never had. When I visited him, it was like I was looking at a different child to what he was before he came. He was not like a child in care, he was like a child in a family. You have literally saved his life.

There has been a great turnaround with this young man. He has had a break from being in a very dangerous situation, and has engaged in activities and rebuilt his character and self-esteem. Although he was only with Wilderness for a short time, it has had a significant impact on his emotional wellbeing, safety and outlook on life.

We just wanted to thank you all for the work you have done to support our son. Your care, kindness and expertise towards him has been outstanding, and despite everything, we have always felt so secure that he is safe with you guys and in the best possible place. The care teams are brilliant and the way they have persisted to bring him to where he is now has been amazing. What stands out is the way you have all been genuinely prepared to make this work for him, and your care and integrity have enabled him to make such progress.