Referrals

‍Choose the service that ‍best fits the young person’s needs.

Alternative Provision

Refer to Sherlock Pathways

Continue With Pathways Referral
Residential Care

Refer to Sherlock Children's Homes

Continue With Homes Referral
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What Happens Next
Initial response within 24 hours
Follow-up discussion within 48 hours
Assessment and pathway planning
Clear next steps agreed with you

If the provision is not the right fit, we will be clear and guide you where possible.

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What Happens Next
Initial response within 24 hours
Placement discussion within 48 hours
Matching process based on needs, risks and compatibility
Transition planning where appropriate

Placements are only agreed where there is clear alignment, to support stability and reduce the risk of breakdown.

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Assessment and pathway planning
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One system.
One journey.
Supporting Young People to
moving forward

Young people with complex needs are too often passed between services that do not connect. Sherlock brings care, education and support together into one clear, structured pathway that moves them forward.

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One system
Working together
One journey
Clear, structured pathways
Better outcomes
Joined up care, real progress

The Heart
of Sherlock.

Sherlock Children’s Homes provides therapeutic, relationship-led care for young people aged 8 to 17, with carefully matched placements to build stability and trust, while Sherlock Pathways, delivered through The Hub, supports primary and secondary-aged young people who cannot access mainstream education through structured, personalised pathways that combine education, therapeutic input and practical engagement.
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Together, they form a joined-up model where care and education work as one.

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Sherlock Holmes
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Therapeutic, relationship-led care for young people aged 8 to 17, with carefully matched placements to build stability and trust.

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Structured alternative provision for primary and secondary-aged young people who cannot access mainstream education

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A Joined-up

Approach.

Too many young people are supported through systems that work in silos, where care, education and therapy sit separately, leading to instability and repeated disruption.

Sherlock brings these elements together into one connected approach, working alongside schools, local authorities and families across Birmingham, Solihull and the wider Midlands. One plan guides support, one team works around the young person and one system tracks progress, creating clarity, consistency and a pathway that makes sense.

The aim is to build a joined-up ecosystem around each individual, where care, education, therapy and transition work as one, across our Children’s Homes and Alternative Provision, with future developments including supported accommodation, mental health provision and technology to strengthen early intervention.

By aligning support around the young person, relationships remain consistent, expectations stay clear and progress becomes more visible. The focus is not placement, it is progress, supporting young people to stabilise, re-engage and move toward independence.

The Sherlock Journey
1
Referral
Early identification and a joined-up plan
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Stabilisation
Safety, relationships and routine
3
Engagement
Education, therapeutic support and skills
4
Progress
Measurable growth and achievement
5
Transition
Independence, opportunity and future
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If you're supporting a young person whose needs are not being met,
we're here to help.

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