Children and Young Peoples' Mental Health Service (CYPMHS) inpatient unit for West Yorkshire

Our education team will give all our young people the opportunity to work towards achieving their future ambitions.

Our education programme is provided by the Medical Needs Teaching Service (MNTS) in airy first floor classrooms, including specialist Maths, English and Science areas.

Staff will provide teaching and support for all young people whatever their education background has been and pride themselves on engaging, creative approaches to learning.

Young people will receive daily teaching from highly skilled and enthusiastic subject specialists. With advice from the clinical team, a bespoke timetable will be created, with a combination of 1:1 and group lessons, core subjects, study support and creative enrichment opportunities to meet the needs of all students.

All young people will have a personalised education plan as a record of their education achievements and activities, something school and colleges welcome.

Specialist Learning Mentors and Higher Level Teaching Assistants will provide a wide range of education, engagement and enrichment opportunities, including post-16 options.

They will also have a pastoral role, and support service users when they go back to mainstream education.

MNTS is a service commissioned by Leeds City Council through a Service Level Agreement with the East Specialist Inclusive Learning Centre. It delivers learning in four settings across Leeds to children and young people with a medical need which are:

• Red Kite View (Tier 4 CYPMHS inpatient unit)
• Leeds Children’s Hospital (classroom and ward teaching)
• Queenswood Education Centre (KS4 students with a CYPMHS referral)
• Home/Community teaching

Read more about the Medical Needs Teaching Service.