Healey Learning Centre
Healey Learning Centre is a registered independent special school providing specialist education for pupils whose needs are best met in a structured, nurturing and highly personalised learning environment.
The school is part of Apex Specialist Education and operates across a network of small learning centres located within Greater Manchester. These learning centres function together as one integrated school under a single registration, governance structure, leadership team and safeguarding framework.
Our distributed model allows pupils to learn in smaller, carefully designed environments while benefiting from the stability, expertise and resources of a fully integrated school community.
One School Across Multiple Learning Centres
Healey Learning Centre delivers education through multiple learning centres which operate as part of one unified organisation.
Across all locations, the school maintains:
One Headteacher and governing structure
A single workforce employed by Healey Learning Centre
A shared curriculum and assessment framework
A unified safeguarding structure and reporting system
Whole-school quality assurance and monitoring processes
Shared professional development and staff training
Consistent policies and operational procedures
This ensures that pupils experience continuity, consistency and stability regardless of the learning centre they attend.
Each learning centre provides a dedicated environment tailored to pupil need, while remaining part of the wider Healey Learning Centre community.
Specialist Education for Individual Needs
Healey Learning Centre supports pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs and those who require a more personalised approach to education.
Our model combines:
Small learning environments
High staff-to-pupil ratios
Relationship-centred practice
Structured routines and support
Specialist intervention and therapeutic approaches
This enables pupils to re-engage with education, develop confidence and achieve meaningful progress.
The Apex Way
Our work is guided by The Apex Way, built on four core principles:
Support • Inspire • Flourish • Succeed
These principles shape every aspect of school life across all learning centres, ensuring a consistent ethos and shared expectations throughout the school.
A Cohesive School Community
Although learning takes place across different locations, Healey Learning Centre operates as one cohesive school community.
Leadership, safeguarding oversight, curriculum delivery and school improvement operate at whole-school level, ensuring consistent standards and a shared approach across all learning centres.
This structure enables us to provide both personalised environments and the strength of a unified school.