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🌳🏆 BREAKING NEWS: FARM STAFF ALLOWED OUT IN PUBLIC 🌳🏆 BREAKING NEWS: FARM STAFF ALLOWED OUT IN PUBLIC! 🏆🌳 In a rare turn of events, some of us were released from the farm, scrubbed off the mud, swapped wellies for posh frocks and attempted to behave like respectable members of society! 💃🥂 Last night, Sarah and Brenda had the absolute pleasure of representing our wonderful Apple Tree Farm team at the Devon HAF Celebration & Impact Awards… and WE ONLY WENT AND WON AN AWARD! 🏆🎉 ❤️ SEND Specialist Inclusion Champion Award! ❤️ An award celebrating what we do best — INCLUSION! 🌈 At Apple Tree Farm, we believe every child deserves to feel welcome, valued, understood and included, exactly as they are. It’s at the heart of everything we do, so receiving this recognition means the absolute world to our little farm family. 🥹❤️ It was a fantastic evening celebrating the incredible work happening across Devon. We loved hearing about all the wonderful nominees and winners, meeting some brilliant people and, of course, taking full advantage of the opportunity to eat food we hadn’t cooked ourselves and drink drinks that weren’t served in farm mugs! 🍽️🥂😂 A HUGE thank you to Devon HAF for this recognition, to the families who voted for us, and an even bigger thank you to our amazing team, who make our farm the inclusive, slightly chaotic, muddy and magical place it is. This award belongs to every single one of you! ❤️ Now, back to reality. The animals don’t care how fancy our award is, they still want feeding! 🐐🐑💩 #AppleTreeFarm #DevonHAF #InclusionChampion #SENDAwareness #TeamAppleTreeFarm
Look after yourself during Storm Austen. Look after yourself during Storm Austen.
💨 FARM CLOSURE 💨 Due to the amber weather warning 💨 FARM CLOSURE 💨 Due to the amber weather warning for #stormausten in place for our region, we have taken the decision to close the farm on Friday 23rd October.
SEND Alternative Provision at Apple Tree Farm Serv SEND Alternative Provision at Apple Tree Farm Services CIC AP can look different for each child that comes to us depending on their needs. For most, it's completing real Farm jobs and getting a sense of responsibility and achievement. It's collaborating with their trusted adult, gradually making friends at the lunch table where delicious hot food is served for the gang. It's gaining AQA Unit Award Scheme certificates when confidence has been so low previously. We have limited availability for a secondary aged child after half term. If you are interested, please contact us for more information. admin@appletreefarmservices.co.uk 🥰
🌳❤️ Even the Strongest Herd Needs Support ❤️🌳 The 🌳❤️ Even the Strongest Herd Needs Support ❤️🌳 The last few weeks have been particularly challenging for our little farm family. At Apple Tree Farm, we spend our days supporting children and young people through life’s challenges. But our practitioners, therapists and educators are also real people, with families, responsibilities and challenges of their own. Alongside seasonal illnesses, our small team has been navigating some more significant personal circumstances and absences. Our people matter, and their health and wellbeing will always be a priority. ❤️ When someone needs time away, the impact is felt across our whole team. We don’t have endless resources to fall back on, so we pull together, share the load and do our best. This means that emails, administration and communication may take a little longer than usual. Please know we haven’t forgotten you, we’re simply doing our best with fewer hands on deck. We teach our children that it’s okay not to be okay, that kindness matters and that everyone deserves compassion and understanding. Those values extend to our own team too. To our parents, carers, schools and commissioners, thank you for your continued patience and kindness. We’re still here, still passionate and still putting our hearts into what we do. ❤️ Because even those who care for others need caring for sometimes. 🥰 🍎 The Apple Tree Farm Team
You may have noticed that there have been some ses You may have noticed that there have been some sessions cancelled or times altered lately. This is due to ongoing, longer term staff sicknesses. We are doing our utmost to minimise disruption to the children's sessions but wanted to make you aware in case your children have been affected, or will be affected. Please bear with us while we navigate this tricky situation. We hope to have all of our wonderful staff back with us very soon, fit and well. 🥰
When your legs are tired but you need to go and fe When your legs are tired but you need to go and feed the goats. 🥰🐐
🌿 A little update from the farm… We wanted to be 🌿 A little update from the farm… We wanted to be open with our families and supporters that things are a little stretched behind the scenes at the moment. Several members of our team are currently off sick, which has left the farm operating with significantly reduced staffing. Those who are here have been working incredibly hard to keep everything running safely and to continue providing the care and consistency our children and young people need. The truth is, we’re tired. We’re a small team, and after a very busy period, we’re feeling pretty burnt out and exhausted. Brenda will also be away from the farm for a few days while she undergoes a medical procedure and takes some necessary time to recover. Over the coming days, this may mean that responses to emails and messages take a little longer than usual, some plans may need to change at short notice, and we may need to prioritise essential provision and safeguarding above everything else. Please bear with us while we look after our team and get everyone back on their feet. If we need to make any changes that directly affect your child’s provision, we will contact you individually as soon as possible. We care enormously about what we do, but we also know that we cannot provide the calm, safe and nurturing environment our young people deserve without taking care of the people who provide it. Thank you, as always, for your patience, kindness and understanding. 💚🌳 The Apple Tree Farm Team
How lovely is our new playground sign? It took exa How lovely is our new playground sign? It took exactly four and half members of staff and four young people to agree on a placement for it. After months in the making and hours of deliberation, it is finally up!
Earlier this week some of our groups had an opport Earlier this week some of our groups had an opportunity to create some amazing artwork and discuss #internationalpeaceday 🕊️ Aren’t they talented?
**TO ALL HAF FAMILIES PAST AND PRESENT** We are d **TO ALL HAF FAMILIES PAST AND PRESENT** We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Devon HAF Celebration & Impact Awards. Can we ask for your support and ask that you follow the link and pop a vote if you think we deserve it? We will pop the link in the comments. In addition to provider nominations, they will also be accepting public nominations for the Devon HAF Hero Award. 🏆 Devon HAF Hero Award and HAF Film of the Year winners will be chosen solely by the expert panel. The Parent’s Choice Award will be decided entirely by parent and carer votes. All other awards will be decided through a combination of expert panel scores and public votes.
Our socials may have been quiet during the summer Our socials may have been quiet during the summer months and you wouldn’t be blamed for thinking we have all been enjoying lazy days in the sunshine. 😎 But that is not all we have been doing! Behind the scenes, we have worked very hard updating our Curriculum Framework which now fully reflects the amazing work we already do on the ground. Check it out live now on our website -> https://www.appletreefarmservices.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Curriculum-Framework.pdf
We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Devon HAF Celebration & Impact Awards. Can we ask for your support and ask that you follow the link and pop a vote if you think we deserve it? We will pop the link in the comments. In addition to provider nominations, they will also be accepting public nominations for the Devon HAF Hero Award. Devon HAF Hero Award and HAF Film of the Year winners will be chosen solely by the expert panel. The Parent’s Choice Award will be decided entirely by parent and carer votes. All other awards will be decided through a combination of expert panel scores and public votes.
We are back! After a cracking summer our term time We are back! After a cracking summer our term time team are back to our usual term-time activities. Starting off we have Lyn, our CBT Counsellor in for our #nationallotterycommunityfund therapy sessions. Please visit the link in our bio if you want to express an interest in these sessions, suitable for anyone aged 14 and over and fully funded!
Please note that the farm is now closed to give ou Please note that the farm is now closed to give our staff a well earned break. We reopen on Monday 14th September for our term-time activities. See you all then! 🤩
What actually happens in counselling? One of the What actually happens in counselling? One of the biggest reasons people don’t enquire is because they don’t know what to expect. We’ll explain everything before you begin. ✔ No judgement. ✔ No pressure. ✔ Just someone trained to listen and help you find ways forward.
You don’t have to be in crisis. Counselling can You don’t have to be in crisis. Counselling can help with: ✔ Anxiety ✔ Stress ✔ Low confidence ✔ Feeling overwhelmed ✔ Family pressures ✔ Burnout ✔ Life changes Sometimes talking really does help. Follow the link to our website for more information.
Supporting everyone else is hard. Teachers. Supp Supporting everyone else is hard. Teachers. Support workers. Carers. Farm practitioners. Compassion fatigue and burnout are real. Roots to Resilience provides funded counselling to help you look after your own wellbeing too. Find more information on our website, link in our bio.
When was the last time someone asked if YOU were o When was the last time someone asked if YOU were okay? Parents spend so much time looking after everyone else that their own wellbeing often comes last. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, exhausted or struggling to cope, our fully funded counselling service could help. ✔ 10 free sessions ✔ Confidential ✔ Local ✔ No waiting list* (*subject to availability)
We would like to thank The Elmgrant Trust for thei We would like to thank The Elmgrant Trust for their support in the purchase of some new power tools for our workshop. These new additions will broaden the scope of our work with our older children who enjoy the skill-based work sessions on the farm.
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