On Wednesday 20 May, Prior’s Court celebrated National Numeracy Day with a focus on this year’s theme, ‘Count on your Community’. The day centred on empowering the autistic young people with complex needs we support to experience numbers in ways that felt relevant, practical and accessible throughout their daily routines. Read more
Last week, two of the young people supported by Prior's Court went on holiday to Centerparcs together. This marks the third and fourth Children's Home young people to go on holiday with their staff after two went to Blackwood Forest last year. Read more
Therapy sessions are being delivered in our residential homes thanks to our team of Therapy Assistants, and the example of Winter House shows how valuable this is. Read more
Our annual Let Me Shine music festival made a return on Monday, 4 May with young people and their families, staff members and their families, and previous young people who attended Prior’s Court and their families all invited to enjoy the day. As the autistic young people with complex needs we support are unlikely to ever be able to attend a music festival, this annual event empowers them to access such an experience on their terms. Read more
One young person enjoyed his first trip out in the community since moving to a new home in December of 2025. Read more
Lower School young people from Bonsai Class, Willow Class and Chestnut Class enjoyed a trip to Lydiard Park in Swindon, with a clear focus on developing confidence when using money in a real-world setting. Read more
The young people of Prior's Court made a return to SailAbility earlier in April, with a combination of new and returning faces jumping into the boat the Dame Stephanie named after our founding patron. Read more
If you step into a classroom at Prior’s Court, you are likely to see a shoebox task in use. As the name suggests, these activities are built using a shoebox as the base, although a printer paper box lid works just as well. The activity is stuck to the top of the box, and the young person then has to insert symbols, words or photos on sticks, or coloured feathers (or similar) into holes in the box. Read more
Read about one young person and overcoming his fears when it came to going to the dentist for the first time. Read more
World Book Day brought stories to life across Prior’s Court, with activities taking place across our Track, the Main School building, the Main Gym, the Potting Shed and the Piper Arts Centre. Each space offered something different, giving the autistic young people with complex needs we support the opportunity to explore books through creativity, play and sensory experiences. Read more
At just over halfway through the academic year, the Prior's Court Planting Throw Down 2025/26 is in full swing with young people planting more than 1,500 seedlings during their Potting Shed sessions already. Read more
During the February half-term break, our Therapies team brought a series of sessions directly into our residential homes at Prior’s Court. These sessions were designed around young person-led play, strengthening communication, and enjoying shared experiences in a familiar environment. Read more