Founded in 2001 as a registered charity (No. 1097440), Releasing Potential believes every young person should have the chance to realise their abilities. Our charity status underscores our dedication to social impact over profit.

Releasing Potential Charity

Governance

We provide children and young people a learning environment that offers opportunities to thrive. An alternative to the narrower expectations of traditional schools.

Charity policies & reports

Transparent policies and governance supporting our educational mission

About Releasing Potential

Find out more about our story and what we do.

Governed with integrity

Our Board of Trustees, chaired by Paul Jenkins, provides strategic oversight and ensures our unwavering commitment to our founding principles. The full Board meets quarterly to review progress, maintain accountability, and ensure every aspect of our work advances our charitable mission.

Financial resilience through a multifaceted approach

As a charity, we’ve developed a multifaceted approach to financial resilience and long-term viability.

    • Releasing Potential School: Our independent special school provision, meeting the needs of young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties
    • Releasing Potential Outdoors: Our experiential learning programmes, creating transformative contexts for personal growth
    • Releasing Potential Enterprises: Social businesses that both provide training opportunities for young people and generate sustainable income
    • Releasing Potential Training: providing specialised training to education professionals looking to deepen their skills in dealing with challenging behaviour.

This integrated model allows us to maintain our commitment to vulnerable young people regardless of economic pressures, whilst creating meaningful pathways for students to develop workplace skills in supportive environments.

Support our vision

As a registered charity, we welcome support from individuals, businesses and trusts who share our belief in the transformative power of unconditional positive regard. Whether through financial contributions, partnerships, or volunteering, every form of support directly enhances our capacity to create environments where young people discover capabilities they never knew they possessed.

The young people we work with have often experienced significant disruption in their educational journeys. Your support helps ensure we can provide the consistent, compassionate presence they need to rebuild trust and reclaim their potential. Contact us if you’d like to get involved.

Begin their journey with Releasing Potential

Want to refer a young person to our services? We welcome enquiries from education professionals, parents, carers and local authorities about 11-18 years olds who might benefit from our personalised approach to learning and development.