Life at CEN

"CEN was a very positive experience which has not only given me skills to work as a professional in exclusion but also to value the worth of children who are neglected by the educational system. I also gained a great deal of self confidence/ belief in my ability to work in a professional environment with the knowledge and support from each of CEN’s super staff." 

Michael Patterson, work placement student.

The report of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour (2010) points to the system in the UK that has "lost sight of the fundamental point that children and young people are still developing and of the principles that should be distinguishing our response to offending by them as opposed to adults. As a result, opportunities have been missed to take action that would have done more to protect the public by reducing levels of offending."

(Time for a Fresh Start, The report of the Independent Commission on Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour, 2010, p.5).