Colleges
Craegmoor has three specialist colleges for young people with learning disabilities and autism offering both full and part-time residential and day courses for either, 38 week or 52 week placements throughout the year.
Learning opportunities are based around ‘Learning for Living and Work’ and are designed to enable each individual to gain the confidence and skills they need for the next stage of their lives. Learning opportunities are delivered within the framework of the Foundation Learning Tier (FLT).
Craegmoor Colleges
Arden College
Craegmoor’s Arden College is situated in the heart of the vibrant town of Southport on the popular west coast of Lancashire. The college makes good use of learning opportunities in the local community and vocational development opportunities throughout the region.
Arden College provides full and part-time courses for up to 38 or 52 weeks per year for learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Specialising in working with young people with significant communication and/or behaviour support needs, the college focuses on developing individual communication strategies that enable learners to make the most of the opportunities provided by the college to develop their independence.
All learners are encouraged to access vocational and real work experience supported by a dedicated teaching and support team.
Lindeth College
Craegmoor’s Lindeth College is situated within the beautiful Lake District National Park and offers courses of 38 to 52 weeks per year for young people with learning disabilities as well as challenging behaviour and/or complex needs.
Learning opportunities are provided around ‘Preparation for Living and Work and includes the following areas:
- Personal and social development
- Pathways to independence
- Pathways to employment
- Functional skills – communication, literacy, and numeracy
Each individual is supported to reach their potential and achieve their learning goals.
Strathmore College
Craegmoor’s Strathmore College is situated in Stoke-on-Trent providing courses for young people with learning disabilities and associated syndromes such as Autism, Aspergers and Down’s Syndrome as well as behavioural, emotional, and communication support needs. Residential and day placements can be for 38 or up to 52 weeks per year.
Strathmore makes full use of local community links to provide real work and living opportunities for all learners, especially in the vocational areas of retail and catering as well as living in the local community for residential learners.
The aim of Craegmoor Colleges
“Enabling young people to develop the confidence and skills they need for the next stage in their lives”.
Each learner has an individual learning programme or plan (ILP) based on their own needs and aspirations which will include any or all of the following:
- Personal and social development
- Emotional and behavioural development
- Independent living skills
- Practical and vocational skills
- Work and employability skills including work experience
- Leisure interests and skills
All learners will have the opportunity to achieve appropriate nationally recognised qualifications in their preferred subject areas.
Most learning is based in real life and work settings to give learners the opportunity to learn the skills they need. The college learning environments are very flexible and adaptable to support specific individual learning needs.
Each learner receives the appropriate support they need to develop and achieve their goals. This includes one to one support and specialist support through a multidisciplinary team of Community Nurses, Speech and Language Therapists, Psychologists and Advocates where needed.
Learners are encouraged to develop self confidence to build and maintain relationships and friendships. Although learners access formal taught lessons, it’s the real life ‘learning through living’ experiences, reinforced in the residential setting through the extended curriculum, that makes a vital contribution to each learner’s progress and achievements.