OpenSpace Waterlooville

OpenSpace Waterlooville is a flexible education and community centre designed around the individual learner. It provides a welcoming, low-pressure, child-centred environment for primary and secondary pupils, and specialises in supporting young people who thrive outdoors. It offers alternative provision, EOTAS/EOTIC packages, small-group and one-to-one tuition, home-education support, specialist SEND support and enrichment.

OpenSpace Waterlooville is a flexible education and community centre designed around the individual learner. It provides a welcoming, low-pressure, child-centred environment for primary and secondary pupils, and specialises in supporting young people who thrive outdoors. It offers alternative provision, EOTAS/EOTIC packages, small-group and one-to-one tuition, home-education support, specialist SEND support and enrichment.

KS1–KS3 and GCSE preparation in English, Maths and Science; robotics, coding, practical science, history, drama, music, art and design; woodwork, cooking and creative workshops; ELSA-trained support, sensory regulation, keyworker mentoring and therapeutic activities; Functional Skills and GCSE pathways; beauty qualifications through a Beauty Academy; career guidance, progress tracking and reintegration or transition planning.

• GCSE — qualification preparation
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• Functional Skills — qualification preparation
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• OpenSpace Waterlooville — 12 The Briars, Waterberry Drive, Waterlooville, Hampshire PO7 7YH

Service area: Waterlooville and surrounding areas, Online provision

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Provider-submitted: designated safeguarding lead and deputy on site during operating hours; policy aligned with KCSIE and Working Together to Safeguard Children; safer recruitment with enhanced DBS and children's barred list checks, references, identity and right-to-work checks; annual Level 2/3 safeguarding training; attendance monitoring; site, activity and individual risk assessments; first aid and medication protocols.

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• Referral from a school
• Referral from a local authority
• Families can contact or buy the provider’s own services directly
• Direct purchase / self-funded places may be possible

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Direct family access means contacting or buying this provider’s own services. It is not a route into a placement commissioned by a school or local authority, and it does not by itself arrange examination entry; ask the provider how each works.

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School and academy budgets, local authority and EHCP funding or personal budgets, or private/direct pay.

Funding routes are indicative — availability of a particular route is not guaranteed and should be confirmed directly.

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