You’re not alone. School-related anxiety or Emotionally-Based School Avoidance (EBSA) is a growing challenge, which disproportionately affects students with SEND.1 Barriers to attendance can be complex, from social or work pressures to unmet additional learning or sensory needs as well as stressful stuff that’s going on at home.
At the same time, capacity constraints, long waiting lists and stretched budgets mean that schools often struggle to find suitable alternative provision. As a result, despite their very best-efforts large numbers of children with SEND still find themselves unable to engage in mainstream education.
EOB Academy is an opportunity for your students to re-build their confidence, pick up commercially desirable qualifications and re-engage with your school or a post-16 pathway of their choice.
Your students back in your classrooms.
In any alternative provision you’d expect to find high standards of education, warm professional relationships and an environment that’s particularly supportive for students with SEND. For us that means small class sizes, quiet and clutter-free spaces, tranquil colours and thoughtful lighting, readily available water/snacks and designated areas for students to decompress and re-regulate.
We’ve been around for almost a decade, and we’ve become a go-to partner for schools because of the quality of relationships we build and the results their students achieve with us.
In the recently published Arranging Alternative Provision (February, 2025), the DfE advises schools to make sure:
We want to know what makes your students who they are, and what kind of learning experiences will really bring them to life. The range of courses we offer is continually expanding – always with a focus on creative, commercially applicable skills and qualifications.
Join EOB Academy for alternative provision in Video Game Design and achieve a qualification in Creative Digital Media! We offer various levels tailored to different ages and abilities. Alternative Provision online, Bracknell and Letchworth.
A unique opportunity for neurodiverse young budding entrepreneurs to make their ideas come to life by creating their own fashion brands; combining their passion for fashion and creativity with essential business skills in a supportive and accessible environment.
Music education can help students discover talents and passions they might not have otherwise realised. Some students may find their life’s calling in music, leading to a lifelong advantage and potential career opportunities.
“Our pupil always returns to school with nothing but positive feedback on his day spent at Enemy of Boredom. He is enthusiastic for it and about it and it does wonders for his self-esteem. It enables him to explore an area of interest for him which in turn enables him to feel good about his learning and achievements”.
Assistant Headteacher