• Young people with learning differences, including autistic spectrum disorders
• Residential and day
• Courses start September
• 36 or 52 weeks per year
• Maximum 100 students
• Age 16 to 25

General Description of College:
Ruskin Mill College is situated in Nailsworth in Gloucestershire on a 100 acre site. The main buildings, comprising two converted cloth mills, provide craft workshops, an exhibition and performance space, and an organic coffee shop open to the public. The college operates a biodynamic/organic farm, two market gardens, an organically run trout farm, and a sustainable woodland, offering an outstanding range of land and craft based learning activities that include iron age forging, clay and pottery, green woodworking, papermaking and felting.

The Curriculum:
Students take part 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.

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. a specialised land-based curriculum
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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