Amegreen Children's Services

📢 Job of the Week 📢

We are looking for dedicated Learning Mentors to join our growing Alternative Provision team as we prepare for the opening of Juniper Acres our brand new provision supporting Amegreen Education’s new secondary SEN school, Juniper House School. 🌿

This is a unique opportunity to support children and young people who have faced challenges accessing mainstream education, helping them build confidence, develop life skills and re engage with learning through therapeutic, outdoor and hands on experiences.

You’ll work across Animal Care, Forest Provision and Horticulture & Culinary, supporting both 1:1 and small group learning alongside a passionate multidisciplinary team.

💡 Think this sounds like you? See the full offer here: https://vacancies.amegreencs.co.uk/job/877811



Stable Futures- Amegreen

An exciting new chapter for Stable Futures! We can’t wait to see both Juniper Acres and Juniper House School open their doors in September 2026. 💚

📣 Introducing Juniper Acres | Opening September 2026 📣

We are incredibly excited to announce that Juniper Acres will officially open in September 2026: a brand-new specialist Alternative Provision developed in partnership with Amegreen Education to support pupils attending the new SEN secondary school, Juniper House School. 💚

Set across an inspiring 8-acre outdoor learning site, Juniper Acres will provide SEND pupils with meaningful, hands on learning experiences designed to build confidence, encourage engagement, and support social and emotional development.

Pupils will benefit from:
✅ Animal care
✅ Horticulture and outdoor culinary
✅ Bushcraft and forest learning
✅ Vocational and enterprise opportunities
✅ Therapeutic support
✅ Real world experiences that help prepare young people for adulthood

This marks an exciting new chapter for Stable Futures as we continue creating child centred environments where young people feel understood, empowered, and inspired to thrive.

We are currently looking for Learning Mentors, a Forest Provision Leader, and a Horticulture & Culinary Lead. We’ll be sharing more about each role over the coming weeks, but you can explore all current vacancies now on our website: https://vacancies.amegreencs.co.uk/vacancies

Every young person deserves an environment where they feel safe, understood, and able to engage with learning in their own way. 🙌🏻

At Stable Futures, we provide therapeutic and hands on learning experiences through animals, nature, practical activities, and consistent support. From caring for horses and growing food to outdoor learning and vocational skills, we help young people build confidence, develop positive relationships, and rediscover enjoyment in learning.

For many young people, a different environment can make all the difference. 🌱

If you are looking for a more personalised and supportive approach for a child or young person, we encourage you to get in touch with our team or visit our referrals page to learn more ➡️ stablefutures.co.uk/referrals/

We’ve shared more about the approach behind Stable Futures and how outdoor, therapeutic learning can help young people reconnect with education in our latest blog post, linked in the comments below.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week 💚💜 and this year, we’re proud to support the Mental Health Foundation’s 2026 theme: Action.

At Amegreen Children’s Services, we know that supporting mental health is often about the small everyday actions that help young people feel safe, heard, valued, and connected. Whether it’s taking time to listen, encouraging someone through a difficult moment, or creating environments where children can build confidence and trust, these actions matter.

This year’s theme is a reminder that raising awareness is important, but meaningful change happens when we take action too:
💜 For yourself
💜 For someone else
💜 For all of us

As carers, colleagues, families, and communities, we all have a role to play in supporting positive mental health and creating spaces where young people can truly thrive. 🙌🏻

Learn more about Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme through the .

We’re pleased to recognise Glyn as our Employee of the Month for March! 👏🏻

Since joining Barn Owl, Glyn has worked incredibly hard and has already become a valued member of the team. His positive attitude, dedication and willingness to get stuck in have made a great impression from the very start.

A well deserved recognition, well done Glyn 💚

At Amegreen Children’s Services, we know that great care starts with great people 💚

That’s why we’re committed to supporting our teams with a range of benefits that focus on wellbeing, development and recognising the incredible work they do every day.

Explore our current opportunities and find your next role with Amegreen ➡️ vacancies.amegreencs.co.uk

Join Stable Futures- Amegreen for a perfect Sunday outing with hands on activities and a taste of outdoor learning! 🌳☀️

We’re excited to be part of the Burghfield May Fayre this Sunday! ☀️🌸

Come and find the Stable Futures stall in the marquee, where we’ll be offering a range of fun games and hands on horticulture activities for young people, including planting your own flowers and even a game of pin the tail on the horse.

It’s a great chance to get a feel for what we do and how we support young people through outdoor, practical learning. We’d love to see you there 💚

A big congratulations to Shannon and Michael on their recent promotions to Team Leaders! 🎉

We are incredibly proud of them and the progress they’ve made. At Amegreen, we love celebrating our colleagues, from promotions to diplomas to personal milestones, we recognise and share in every success 💚

Long weekend. More free time. More screen time.📱

With the Bank Holiday, children may have a bit more free time than usual, which can often mean more time on devices. It is a good moment to think about how screen use fits into daily routines, especially when structure changes.

Swipe to see what to look out for and how to support healthy device use ➡️

Source: NSPCC