I am delighted to introduce you to The Shires at Stretton, a small residential special school set up by Hopscotch Solutions Ltd. The Shires opened in September 2005 and has capacity for 11 residential and 5 non-residential clients. The Shires as a home operates for 52 weeks a year and The Shires as a school across 50 weeks a year.

The directors have backgrounds in education and commerce and include a former secondary headteacher, leaders of successful companies and school inspectors. The Shires' management team has as its goal the creation of a centre of excellence that provides the highest quality care and education in the best possible environment.

The staff at The Shires have considerable experience of working with, and caring for, young people who have autism and severe learning disabilities. Their collective experience and qualifications are impressive, and enable us to set the very highest standards for the care and education of the young men and women at The Shires. Parents and placing authorities respect and value our staff's professionalism, warmth and integrity and the way they strive to create a family-like ethos and a homely atmosphere.