Improving education for children affected by abuse

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Metamorphosis Academy, part of the True Butterflies Foundation.

Support, helping to rebuild and empowering individuals to move forward after the trauma of domestic abuse.

We are a charity that supports individuals and families affected by domestic abuse, to help them process what has happened, support their journey and empower them to move forward.

We are excited to present a new chapter of our support, specifically for children affected by abuse.

Children leaving mainstream school due to abuse, can have severe and lasting negative impacts on their mental and physical health, academic performance and overall, wellbeing.

Experiencing abuse can impact many areas of a child’s life. It has a huge impact on their mental health and can cause anxiety, depression, PTSD and other mental health issues.

It effects their academic performances by making concentrating difficult, decreasing motivation and declines in academic achievements and grades.

A child can also suffer with social and emotional development, by withdrawing, difficulty in forming friendships and finding emotional regulation.

We can also see signs of the effects of abuse in their physical health, through injuries, chronic pain, and other health problems and complications.

Schools have a legal duty to protect children from harm and to ensure a safe learning environment.

We understand the pressures and complications this can put on a mainstream school and the financial and staff responsibilities this can have.

The Metamorphosis academy will be offering educational sessions, encompassed with the person-centred care and time, to help children that are either home schooled or in part time education due to the impact of trauma. Our support will address educational needs, emotional support and therapeutic work to help them process what has happened and move forward free from the effects of domestic abuse. We can also offer support when the time is right for them to be integrated back into mainstream education if they wish or plan in alternative education that works for them. The support focusses on preventing exclusion but offering a support provision making it a smoother process for students.

We work with many organisations and schools in the Southwest and pride ourselves on working together to provide the best appropriate support for each child we work with.

Metamorphosis is the next part in our support system for children.

We have identified a need for a new approach where it comes to learning when a child has experienced domestic abuse.

Many children due to abuse are moved away from the school they have been attending for their own safety or struggle to go back into mainstream school after the trauma.

This June we are piloting our academy by working with small numbers of children. At present we have a small number of spaces for children. This will be for a 8-week trial.

We will then be looking to extend on our age ranges and classes from September.

If you have any children, or you are supporting children that are in part time education or home schooled due to the effects of domestic abuse.

Please either email us on [email protected] or put a referral in through our website at www.truebutterflies.org

We are looking to raise £1500 for each childs space. Anything you donate will go towards the spaces. Help us change a childs life, affected by domestic abuse. 

This project successfully funded on 29th July 2025