A school for young people who have run out of school.
Ziki AP School is a small independent special school in Chatham, Medway. We work with young people aged 8 to 18 whose needs have made mainstream school inaccessible — after exclusion, after months out of education, or where an EHCP has never been properly met.
Twenty-five places. Five classrooms. Every pupil known by every adult in the building.
For Commissioners & Schools
Placement types, Section F mapping, admissions SLAs, bespoke LAC provision, and un-gated commissioning pack.
For Families & Young People
What a day looks like, how we support bad days without punishment, small 5-pupil classes, and how to visit.
What we are, in five facts
Small independent special school
Day school co-educational
5 teachers & 5 support staff
5 mins walk from station
Subject to DfE registration
A calm, structured space designed for regulation and learning.
Five classrooms, a sensory room, a life-skills kitchen, and step-free access from street level. There is no echoing 30-pupil hall or noisy cafeteria — every room is proportioned for small groups of up to five.
Four strands, individualised to every pupil.
Nothing is timetabled before a baseline assessment is completed. Timetables are built around what the young person actually needs.
Core Academic
English, mathematics, and science with accredited qualification pathways tailored to ability.
Therapeutic & Pastoral
Key-worker time, emotional regulation, trauma-informed practice, and externally commissioned therapy.
Vocational & Enrichment
Practical life skills, culinary training in our kitchen, creative arts, and community navigation.
Preparation for Adulthood
Independence, financial literacy, travel training, and external Level 6 qualified careers advice.
Built on eight years of specialist alternative provision in Medway and Kent.
Ziki AP School is established by Zik Expert Teachers Ltd, founded in 2017. The team behind it has delivered high-impact specialist tuition through Cambridge Tuition Centre since 2018 under contracts with Medway Council and Kent County Council.
Our Executive Headteacher, Designated Safeguarding Lead and SENCo is Linda Paul. Director and Proprietor is Persuade Ziki.