Specialist Colleges attended by young people from LB Richmond and RB Kingston

Created: 17/01/2023, Bright Futures @Ruils

Who by? Sue Robson, Bright Futures SEND Transitions Advisor, Ruils

It can be quite daunting knowing where to start to look for a post 18 or 19 placement and I think it can be helpful to know where local students have gone on to.

Researching options on the natspec website: https://natspec.org.uk/ can help your research, especially if you are looking further afield than local colleges.

I have added a little bit more information about each college – from the college website:

Age range – all go up to 25 but start at different ages
Location
Disabilities supported – some are very specific, others are more pan disability
Day and/or residential placements – for all practical purposes a day placement may not be possible for many of the colleges on this list because they are too far away
EHCP – some specify the need for an EHCP, others do not
Specialism – most offer a broad and general curriculum with pathways at multiple levels and a range of options but some are specialised – these will, generally, not be suitable unless the young person has a specific need or interest in the specialist area

A mbitious College

16 to 25 with a diagnosis of autism and an EHCP
Co located with West Thames College, Isleworth
Day placements

Aurora Foxes Academy

16-25 with a learning disability and an EHCP
Interest in working in the hospitality industry
Minehead, Somerset
Day and residential placements

Beyond Autism (Post 19)

19-15, autistic adults
Hammersmith, Wandsworth and Fulham
Day placements

Cambian Lufton

16 to 25 with ASD, moderate to severe LD and a range of behaviour, emotional and complex needs (including medical) and an EHCP
Yeovil, Somerset
Day and residential placements

Cambian Wing

16-25 with ASD and associated mental health conditions
Dorset
Day and residential – residential in nearby homes rather than on the college site

Coleg Elidyr

18 to 25
Llandovery, Camarthenshire
Residential

Derwen College

16 to 15 with LD, ASD, physical disabilities, behaviours of concern, profound and multiple LD
Owestry, Shropshire
Day and residential

Dorton College

16-25 for visually impaired young people, may have additional needs
Bromley
Day placements

Glasshouse College

16-25
Specialises in glasswork and land work
Stourbridge
Day and residential – residential is in nearby homes rather than on the college site

Glasshouse comprises a group of colleges for age 16-25:

Argent College, Birmingham
Coleg Plas Dwbl, Pembrokshire
Freeman College, Sheffield
Ruskin Mill College, Gloucestershire
Glasshouse College, Stourbridge

Green Corridor

16-25, Section 41 approved, EHCP
Hillingdon
Day placements

Orchard Hill College

16-25, moderate, profound and multiple LD, physical and sensory impairment, mental health/emotional difficulties, communication and behaviour difficulties, ASD, specific medical needs
New Malden
Day placements

Orpheus Centre

18-25
Performing arts college
Godstone, Kent
Day and residential – residential is in supported living in flats on-site

Royal National College for the Blind

Post 16, specialist college for people with visual impairment
Hereford
Residential

Ruskin Mill College

16-25
Specialises in textile crafts, other crafts, land work, animal husbandry, horticulture and woodland work
Gloucestershire, rural
Day and residential – residential is in nearby homes rather than on the college site

Sheiling College

19-25, supporting young people with moderate, severe and complex LD including ASD, behaviours that challenge and communication needs
Ringwood, Hampshire
Day and residential

South Thames College – Aurora Centre

https://stcg.ac.uk/foundation-learner-send/aurora-provision

16-25, moderate to severe LD, ASD, behaviours of concern, complex support needs
Based at Merton College
Day placements

The college link takes you to the main South Thames home page – from here scroll down and click on Foundation Learning / SEND. From this page you can access information about the Aurora provision – or click on the 2^nd link to go directly to the Aurora provision pages.

St John’s College