Unified Academy is a school for boys aged 9 to 16 years who have social, emotional and mental health needs. Some students also have moderate learning and attachment difficulties
This section provides key information including how the school spends the funding it receives, its policies and procedures, how students perform in exams and assessment, inspection information and the schools self-evaluation.
At Unified Academy we have many different therapeutic interventions to support our students. Please explore the pages in this section to find out more.
It is important that you have the chance to fully take part in your child’s educational experience. We provide regular opportunities to come into school and join us for events.
Barbara has been in the field of learning disability, mental health and children with special needs for 25 years. She is currently a Director at Healthwatch Sutton and a Board member for three organisations that provide learning disability and mental health services. Barbara has worked as a Local Authority Commissioner of Adult Learning Disability Services, as National Head of Children and Young People’s Programmes at the Mental Health Foundation and at the Kings Fund where she led a five-year programme to develop education, employment, leisure and social opportunities for people with learning disabilities. She is committed to improving the life chances of children and adults with learning disabilities and is keen to work with families and other partners to achieve this.
Liam is a qualified Accountant (member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants). Prior to taking early retirement last year he worked for Royal Mail Group for over forty years, where he worked in a variety of finance roles. He has experience from working in Internal Audit and Risk Management, Systems implementation, Training, Project Accounting, Costing and Performance Reporting.
Chiara is Deputy Principal at The Skills Hub (Alternative Provision) in Hillingdon. She has over 15 years experience in education and she is currently the lead for teaching and learning in her school. Chiara has extensive knowledge in curriculum development and classroom delivery. She is also a governor at Nightingale Community Academy, an SEMH specialist school in Wandsworth.
