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Wild Embers is a South Devon CIC offering outdoor alternative provision, SEND support, and community programmes for children, young people, and families.

We create spaces where everyone feels seen, supported, and able to thrive.

12/10/2026

🚨LAST CALL - Help shape the future of SEND services in Devon!

Ofsted and the CQC are currently inspecting Devon’s SEND services and they want to hear directly from you. Whether you are a parent, carer, or a practitioner, your feedback is vital in helping inspectors understand what is working well and where improvements are needed.

It only takes a few minutes, and your responses are completely confidential.

👉 Parents and Carers, have your say: https://ofsted.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/AreaSEND-ParentCarer/10420455

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⚠️ Deadline: Tuesday, 13th October at 9:00 am.

Please share this post to help us ensure as many voices are heard as possible!

28/09/2026

From the jungles of Belize… to the wilds of South Devon - MEET YASMIN!

A qualified teacher with experience across education, alternative provision, home education and SEND, Yasmin believes children thrive when they feel safe, connected, trusted and free to be themselves.

While living in Belize, she founded an outdoor learning community where children and adults learned alongside each other through nature, play, creativity and curiosity. Her approach is less “sit down and open your textbook” and much more “let’s see where this takes us…” – which makes her rather well suited to Wild Embers!

And because a job title only tells you so much, we asked Yasmin the really important questions…

🍛 Favourite food: Veggie curries – pretty much all of them.
💃 Favourite hobby: Dance, particularly 5Rhythms.
📚 Book recommendation: The Rainbow by D.H. Lawrence.
🎨 Favourite Forest School activity: Making paint from natural materials like soil and vegetables… closely followed by campfire bread on a stick!

And her favourite quote:

“Traveller, there is no road, the road is made by walking.” – Antonio Machado which she first spotted written on a wall in Spanish while visiting the Zapatistas in Mexico many years ago:

We think that one fits rather beautifully with the Wild Embers way of doing things. 🌿

Welcome to the team, Yasmin.

27/09/2026

MEET EMMA 🦌

Wild swimmer ✔️
Dartmoor wanderer ✔️
Nature lover ✔️
And actually *likes* spiders?! 🕷️😳 ✔️

Emma is one of the newest faces who's joined our crew and we couldn't be happier to have her as part of the team.

Emma is a Forest Therapy Guide and Lowland Walk Leader with a background in psychology, SEND support, alternative provision and environmental work. She’s a big believer in the power of nature to help us slow down, regulate, connect and feel more like ourselves.

She brings calm, curiosity, creativity and a wonderfully gentle approach to her work with young people, whether that involves exploring, playing, moving, singing or simply taking a moment to notice what’s around us.

When she’s not at Wild Embers, you’ll probably find her hiking, cycling, camping, foraging or swimming somewhere that looks FAR too cold.

Welcome to the wild side, Emma!

Find out more about Emma on our TSP Team page https://www.wildembers.org/tspteam

25/09/2026

We've not been able to get Richard in the make-up artist chair just yet, but we think our Cam, looks 'bee-utiful'! Don't you think? 🐝

Comment your ideas on what Richard could be? Zebra? Ladybird? Princess?

23/09/2026

All in a day’s work at Wild Embers…

Today, one of our young people swapped places with the session team and became the artist, with a very willing member of staff as their canvas!

It may look like face paint and fun (and it absolutely was!), but moments like this also create space for connection and trust.

The final verdict? A wild masterpiece. We think the black nose really completes the look! Emma, you look beautiful as a deer!

Who do you think should be next in the chair!?

22/09/2026

MEET SIMON...

Although Simon has been with us a little while, we've yet to introduce him to our digital world!

So...here he is! The myth, the legend that is Simon!!

Simon joins our Transitional Support Programme with all the right ingredients: a calm presence, plenty of humour and more than 15 years’ experience supporting men, boys and young people across education, recovery, homelessness and community development.

As a qualified and EMCC-accredited coach and mentor, Simon uses a trauma-informed, relationship-based approach to help young people feel safe, build trust and take part at their own pace.

He’s also the founder of supporting men and boys with wellbeing, healthy masculinity and healthy relationships, alongside our very own 'Grandpa Justice' aka Derek!

But enough about the serious stuff…

Simon is also known as the “Pizza Pirate” and claims to possess exceptionally good pizza-spinning skills. Bold words, Simon. Very bold. 🍕🏴‍☠️

We’re 'dough-lighted' to have him on board, and we suspect our learners will be putting those skills to the test very soon!

21/09/2026

Food glorious food!

Our Transitional Support Programme learners have been making the most of seasonal produce this past week. Carefully preparing oranges to make marmalade and working together to turn apples into fresh juice using our fruit press.

There was plenty to discover along the way: following a process, handling tools safely, taking turns, solving problems and seeing how raw ingredients can be transformed into something completely new (and yummy).

Activities like these offer far more than a tasty result. They give learners practical opportunities to build confidence, independence and relationships in a calm, supportive outdoor environment.

Everyone can take part in a way that feels manageable, and enjoy the satisfaction of creating something together.

The freshly pressed apple juice proved particularly popular! 🍏

To find our more about our Transitional Support Programme, and if it might be a good fit for your young person take a look at our website, or drop our TSP Manager an email; https://www.wildembers.org/transitionalsupportprogramme or [email protected]

11/09/2026

Sometimes the best place to learn is in the mud…

There’s something about a muddy stream, a handful of stones and plenty of time to explore that can completely capture a child’s attention.

No worksheet.
No desk.
No rush to move on to the next thing.

Just curiosity, getting stuck in and seeing where it takes you.

This learner was completely absorbed in creating and exploring in the mud - investigating the water, shaping the earth and figuring things out as he went.

And yes… he was absolutely covered in mud by the end. 😂

But that’s part of the magic of learning outdoors. When we give young people the time, space and freedom to follow their interests, learning can happen in all sorts of unexpected ways.

Sometimes it looks like sitting quietly and figuring something out. Sometimes it looks like muddy hands. And sometimes it looks like a very elaborate mud construction with a very important purpose that only the person who made it fully understands.

We’ll take muddy hands over worksheets any day.

10/09/2026

The orchard is starting to deliver…

There’s something pretty special about heading back into the orchard and discovering that nature has been busy behind the scenes.

The first of the pears are ready to harvest, and this year, there are A LOT of them! 🍐

From picking and collecting to finding out what we can do with what we’ve grown, the orchard gives our learners another reason to get outside, get stuck in and connect with the world around them.

It’s messy, practical, seasonal learning at its best. And there’s something very satisfying about eating something you’ve helped grow and harvest yourself.

We’ll be keeping an eye on the trees over the next few weeks… and hopefully sharing plenty more photos of this year’s harvest.

Now, the big question… what should we make with all those pears? 👀🍐

07/09/2026

Welcome back! We’ve missed you.

The fire’s lit, the kettle’s on and the woods are getting noisy again…and we LOVE IT!

A new term means a new cohort of learners (A BIG WELCOME), some new faces joining the Wild Embers team, and plenty of new adventures ahead.

But while things are growing and changing here at Wild Embers, there are still a few familiar faces…The OGs of course 💚

Mel. Richard. Derek - the people who have been there through the muddy boots, big feelings, campfires, tricky days, breakthroughs, belly laughs and everything in between.

We know that new beginnings don’t mean starting from scratch. We take what we’ve learned, the relationships we’ve built and the trust we’ve earned, and keep moving forward. It's what we do!

Here’s to another year of getting outside, getting stuck in, building connections and helping young people find and keep their spark burning brightly🔥

Stay tuned, our new staff members will be making an appearance on here soon!

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Wild Embers
Totnes

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+447967755357

Website

http://www.wildembers.org/

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