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Maple Grove School is a brand new school for the group, set to open its doors to pupils in September 2020. Based in the Chester suburb of Hoole, Maple Grove will provide 36 specialist day placements for learners aged 5-16 who are the autism spectrum, and who may have a range of additional learning, medical […]

Options Autism has proudly partnered with the organisers of The Autism Show to offer four online learning sessions on Interventions and Therapies throughout July and the start of August. Led by the Options Clinical Team, specialists within each field will cover different aspects of Interventions and Therapies via zoom webinars which will take place over […]

The Outcomes First Group Summer Challenge has launched across our website and social media channels! What is the Summer Challenge? The #summerchallenge is packed with lots of indoor and outdoor activities designed to promote a healthy mind and body. Each challenge is worth a set amount of points, with the objective being to get to […]

A £2.3 million pounds extension to a specialist school catering for children and young people with a wide range of learning needs has been opened in Truro by Cornwall’s Lord-Lieutenant, Colonel Edward Bolitho, OBE Oak Tree School, at Truro Business Park, is rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted. It provides full-time specialist co-education for children and young […]

One hundred and thirty three students sat 381 GCSE examinations in fourteen different subjects at Acorn Care and Education Schools this summer. Students also achieved over 300 other qualifications including BTECs, NVQs, Functional Skills, ASDAN and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Mike Blakey, Group Director for Quality & Compliance said: “I am delighted that our […]

Celebrating the benefits of play for children on National Playday Children and their families across the UK will celebrate in the joy of play in recognition of this year’s National Playday. Playday promotes the importance of play and it’s many benefits to a child’s wellbeing, their ability to make friendships, and how they make sense […]

NFA Group’s partnership with British Exploring Society(BES) has led to 17 young people in our care aged 16-18 to complete a Scottish Highlands expedition, with the intention of them taking on a further challenge, and travelling on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to either the Peruvian Amazon or the Canadian Yukon this summer. Taking place in April […]

The Wenlock School celebrated its official opening on Tuesday 13th November. Located in Fossil View, Wren’s Hill Road on the site of the old Dudley College the school has been created following a multi-million investment to provide fantastic facilities for its pupils. Since opening its doors this September, the school has already welcomed 15 children […]

One hundred and fourteen Year 11 students sat 331 GCSE examinations in twenty different subjects at Acorn Care and Education Schools this summer. Students also sat a further 275 non-GCSE qualifications. Iain Anderson, Group Chief Executive said: “I am delighted that our students passed 88% of the GCSE qualifications they sat this year. The wide […]

Over the years Belmont School’s vocational programmes have gone from strength to strength, seeing pupils take the new skills gained and progress on to college courses and Apprenticeships in these areas. The School could see the potential in the vocational programmes taught, for all pupils, and in March 2018 opened their new state-of-the-art training facility. […]