Cares360
Our integrated model for education, care, and wellbeing
What is CARES360?
CARES360® is the integrated operating framework that underpins everything we do at Hatfield Wick School: Whitelands Campus.
It brings together education, therapeutic thinking, relationships, environment, and systems into a single, coherent model designed to remove barriers to learning and support long‑term progress.
CARES360 is not a programme, intervention, or add‑on. It is how the school functions day to day.
Why CARES360 exists
Many children struggle in school not because of a lack of ability, but because they feel overwhelmed, unsettled, or find it hard to feel safe in environments that are not designed for their needs.
In traditional models, too often:
Learning is prioritised before regulation
Behaviour is managed rather than understood
Therapy sits alongside education, rather than shaping it
CARES360 was developed to address these gaps. It recognises that emotional safety and learning are inseparable, and that students must feel regulated, connected, and understood before they can engage and progress.
Values at the heart of the model
CARES360 is grounded in five core values that guide behaviour, decision‑making, and relationships across the school: Compassion, Autonomy, Respect, Empathy, and Support.
These values are visible in daily practice, expectations, and interactions.
The “360” approach
The “360” reflects a whole‑system view of education. CARES360 integrates:
Education
Therapeutic thinking
Relationships
Environment
Routines and systems
Family partnership
Each element reinforces the others.
Regulate → Relate → Reason
CARES360 follows a clear sequence:
Regulate – calm, safety, readiness
Relate – trust and connection
Reason – learning and reflection
This sequence shapes the school day, classroom practice, behaviour support, and curriculum delivery.
CARES360 in the school day
A typical day includes:
Calm starts focused on regulation
High‑value literacy and numeracy teaching
Subject and project‑based learning
Targeted interventions
Opportunities for autonomy and enrichment
Reflection and closure
What CARES360 means
For students: safety, consistency, and reassurance that it is safe to try again after previous experiences of difficulty or failure.
For families: partnership, clarity, trust, and a shared understanding of how learning and wellbeing are supported together.
For professionals: a clear, accountable, inspection‑ready operating model that supports consistent, high‑quality provision.
CARES360 is not branding. It is not a slogan. It is a structured framework that is consistently applied and thoughtfully adapted to individual need.
