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Gecko Community

Gecko Community offers innovative teaching and therapeutic projects to support neurodivergent students who struggle with education. Our provision combines the alternative education needed by these students with an appreciation of the wellbeing essential to their social integration and personal confidence.

Location & Contact

Address

Grovely
Winterslow
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP5 1QL
United Kingdom

Email
admin@geckocommunity.org.uk
Website

Contact Person

Emily Hartley-Heaven
Placement Coordinator

About

We are online and 1:1. We support neurodivergent students aged between 5 - 25 who are meeting any of the following criteria: 

  • Are Autistic;
  • Are Experiencing anxiety or mental ill health;
  • Are at risk from exclusion or have self-excluded from mainstream education;
  • Have ADHD;
  • Have experienced bullying and trauma.

Mentor sessions 
Mentor sessions are led by the young person. The aim is to support them in exploring their neurology through a neurodivergent-affirming lens, re-building self-confidence, helping them re-discover their love of learning (on their terms) and act as a positive Neurodivergent role model. 

Mentors also support young people who are in crisis, have PTSD and work therapeutically with them to process trauma. 

All sessions are student led. Self-discovery and recovery is achieved through the therapeutic relationship between the mentor and the young person. The length of this process is determined by the young person and is organic, not time limited or prescriptive. 

All mentors use a trauma informed framework (PACE).

Academic Sessions 
These sessions are student-led, based on an interest chosen by the student. We offer sessions in English Literature and Language, Maths, Art, History, Science and Computer Science. We offer GCSEs in English Language and Literature, Maths, Computer Science and Biology. 

We are also able to provide ASDAN subjects which include short courses in Animal Care, English, Environmental, Expressive Arts, Foodwise, History, Living Independently and Mathematics. In addition to all of these, we can also offer the Bronze and Silver Arts Awards. 

Location Map

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Last updated: 11 November 2026

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