“Arrangements for care, guidance and support are outstanding.” - Ofsted 2009

Person Centred Curriculum

The college offers very individual programmes within a curriculum that has strong emphasis on creative arts, communication and personal development towards independent living.

As well as offering discrete courses provided internally within the college, many outstanding partnerships are in place with local and regional arts providers, local education providers, local employers and community facilitators to ensure leavers have the maximum opportunity to access an inclusive programme within the wider community.

Each learner accesses an individual programme that is based on a combination of course choices and that is tailored to meet individual needs and aspirations identified through person centred PATH planning and support assessments.

Learners’ progress is guided through person centred goals and targets. A strong trans-disciplinary team that includes; Speech and Language Therapists, a Sensory Support Specialist, Physio and Occupational Therapists and a Behaviour Specialist, ensure an holistic and embedded approach to supporting learning and achievement.

Learners choose from courses within the following curriculum areas:

    Visual Arts
    Performing Arts
    Personal Development
    Skills for Life (Literacy, Numeracy, Communication and ICT)

The curriculum offers a range of opportunities for learners to achieve internally recognised certification and acquire externally accredited qualifications that we provide by nationally recognised awarding bodies and that can be found on the Qualifications Credit Framework and are part of foundation learning.

Awards currently include:

    Arts Award – Bronze, Silver and Gold
    City and Guilds – Certificate in Effective Augmentative and Alternative Communication
    Ascentis – Functional skills in English, Maths and ICT
    AQA – Environmental Art
    Ascentis – Film Making
    Ascentis – Fine Art
    ASDAN – Personal and Social Development
    John Muir Award – Conservation

The framework for internal achievements and external accreditation is regularly revised to ensure it is fit for purpose and is relevant to learners ongoing transition needs, supports progress and recognised achievements in a robust and meaningful way to the learners.