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Atkinson Secure Children’s Home
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We are a national purpose-built secure children’s home managed by Devon County Council providing full residential care, healthcare and education on site in dedicated facilities.

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- [Find out more about what we do](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/about-us/)

We have been specialising in the welfare needs of young people for over 30 years and young people are placed with us due to either having a history of absconding or are likely to abscond, likely to suffer significant harm or likely to injure themselves or others.

Our services
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- ### [Who comes here](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/about-us/who-comes-here/)

    ![Excited Boy Talking to Psychologist](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/2.jpg)
- ### [The support we offer](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/support/)

    ![Woman social worker talking to teenage girl at office](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/Untitled-4.jpg)
- ### [Visiting us](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/living-here/visits/)

    ![Engineer Showing Apprentice How To Use CNC Tool Making Machine](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/Engineer-Showing-Apprentice-How-To-Use-CNC-Tool-Making-Machine.jpg)
- ### [A guide for young people](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/living-here/guide-young-people/)

    ![mixed race African American teenager teen girl young woman smilin](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/girl-smiling.jpg)
- ### [Information for parents and carers](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/living-here/information-for-parents/)

    ![man and teen walking in the forest](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/3.jpg)
- ### [The Atkinson School](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/education/)

    ![young girl painting](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2024/02/4.jpg)

News
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- ![](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2026/10/Atkinson-Art-Shop-812x1024.jpg)

    [Atkinson Art Shop](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/10/06/atkinson-art-shop/)6 October 2026As part of an Enterprise Project, the young people at The Atkinson have been making, decorating and crafting items to sell to raise money for… [Read more: Atkinson Art Shop](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/10/06/atkinson-art-shop/)
- ![](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2026/09/Walkway-Gallery.png)

    [Koestler Art Awards](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/09/21/koestler-art-awards/)21 September 2026Following on from a successful round of entries into the Koestler Arts Awards we are putting together an art exhibition to be held at Exeter… [Read more: Koestler Art Awards](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/09/21/koestler-art-awards/)
- ![Colour run activity on the pitch](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2026/06/atkinson-holi-cropped-1024x685.jpg)

    [Holi celebrations at Atkinson School](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/06/17/holi-celebrations-at-atkinson-school/)17 June 2026The Hindu celebration of Holi marks the beginning of Spring and is representative of the triumph of good over evil. Traditional celebrations across the Asian… [Read more: Holi celebrations at Atkinson School](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/2026/06/17/holi-celebrations-at-atkinson-school/)

[See all news](https://www.atkinsondevon.org/about-us/new-and-events/)