• Young people with learning differences, including autistic spectrum disorders
• Residential and day
• Courses start in September
• 36 or 52 weeks per year
• Course length per year, in Weeks
• Maximum 65 students
• Age 16 to 25

General Description of College:
Freeman College is based in a range of locations across Sheffield. In the city centre, students engage in metal trade crafts in a newly refurbished edge tool and cutlery factory: hand forging cutlery from copper and silver. We also offer pewterware, gilding and jewellery making.
The 100 seated Merlin Theatre and Tintagel House site hosts the communication, speech, language and drama curriculum, as well as community drama.
The ancient and sustainable technology curriculum takes place in Ecclesall Woods where students can forge iron with charcoal they have made themselves, and make tools in the green wood work shelter.

The Curriculum:
Students participate in individual programmes designed to enable them to make the most of their potential and work in small groups of two or three. Therapeutic craft and land work, communication word and number skills, art and drama, external courses, work experience in the community and vocational training are all available. The college offers challenging educational and cultural visits and activities.
Freeman College offers both day and residential placements.

Specialist Facilities:
Residential provision is in domestic scale households that are set in the local community. Students can progress from this highly structured provision to out- boarding and training flat placements, where students have the opportunity to take higher levels of responsibility for themselves. 52 week placements are available

Statements:

1. expertise in working with learners with Asperger syndrome
2. expertise in working with learners with autism spectrum disorder
3. expertise in supporting learners with emotional difficulties
4. expertise in supporting learners with behavioural difficulties
5. expertise in meeting the needs of students with moderate learning difficulties
6. expertise in working with students who have specific learning difficulties
7. expertise in meeting the needs of students with severe learning difficulties
8. an extensive programme of performing arts
9. a range of vocational courses with opportunities for accreditation.
10. opportunities to work towards awards in the Foundation Learning Tier
11. opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and communication skills
12. opportunities to attend local mainstream colleges with support
13. a work placement scheme with local employers
14. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities
15. a programme to help learners to look after themselves more independently
16. guidance and counselling services
17. in-house speech and language therapy
18. a range of therapeutic services
19. residential provision extending beyond the academic year
20. day provision

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