VLC can make a real difference in young lives by being different in the following ways:
  • Small, calm centres with a focus on therapeutic care, restorative behaviour management and high academic standards.
  • Mathematics, English and PSHE are at the centre of each student's individual learning package at VLC. 
  • Curriculum is bespoke to the needs of each student.  KS3 and GCSE students can also study:  English Literature, History, Religious Education, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, MFL.
  • All qualifications at KS4 are GCSE.
  • Non-examination PE is being trialled at some centres.
  • Teaching on a one to one / one to two basis in a calm environment to encourage rapid and sustained progress.
  • Through our therapeutic approach, some students are able to return to mainstream school life rapidly.  Others, need our help for longer.
  • Our teaching is secular, but each centre has a compassionate Christian ethos, in which all children are welcomed, valued and treated with respect. Experience has shown that this mutual respect has a powerful and transformative affect.
  • Our experienced specialist counsellor works with a number of our students.
  • Our transitions worker helps our students to understand their potential and aspire to achieve well in their future careers.
We think these differences help our students achieve the highest academic qualifications.
"Leamington Vineyard is a great facility. It provides education on a human scale for young people who have experienced severe difficulty in mainstream schooling. Using a caring approach, real concern for the individual and a high quality of one to one tuition, it succeeds in helping students to reconnect with learning and to achieve well. It caters equally well for students who need a temporary alternative and those who are in real danger of falling out of education." - Mark Feldman - ex-Head Teacher, Campion School