• Specialism:
  Developing independent living, social and vocational skills
• Residential/Day:
  Residential and day learners
• Course Start Dates:
  38 and 52 week, full and part-time placements
• Course Length per Year in weeks:
  Courses start throughout the year
• Maximum Student Numbers:
  Maximum 28 residential and 20 day learners
• Age Range:
  Ages 16-25

General Description of College:
The College is situated in an urban environment close to Stoke on Trent, maximising the opportunities to use community and realistic work settings to promote learning. It provides full and part-time, 38 and 52 week placements for up to 48 learners on a residential or day basis. Courses can start throughout the year.

The Curriculum:
Programmes focus on developing independent living, social and vocational skills and are linked to external accreditation. Learners have the opportunity to participate in meaningful work experience/placement schemes and can take part in many social, sporting and leisure activities within the community. All programmes are matched to learners’ individual needs and ensure appropriate levels of support. Learners are supported by specialist services to ensure that they are able to understand their needs and develop strategies to cope. All learners are encouraged to make choices and decisions and to negotiate within their programmes, using appropriate communication strategies. We also support learners with transition planning to ensure that they move on to appropriate provision when they leave Strathmore College.

Specialist Facilities:
Craegmoor’s Strathmore College offers individualised programmes for learners aged 16-25 with mild to severe learning difficulties or disabilities, challenging behaviour and complex needs, including autism/ASC.

Statements:

1. a personal development programme
2. a programme to enable students to learn more about themselves and how to form relationships
3. opportunities to develop strategies to promote appropriate behaviour
4. opportunities to experience real work situations
5. specialist training to enable independent travel
6. opportunities to work towards qualifications within Foundation Learning
7. opportunities to improve literacy, numeracy and/or communication skills
8. opportunities to take part in a wide range of social, leisure and sporting activities
9. opportunities to prepare for work after college
10. opportunities to attend local mainstream colleges with support
11. a transition programme into independent living
12. expertise in working with learners with autism spectrum disorder
13. expertise in supporting learners with behavioural difficulties
14. expertise in meeting the needs of students with moderate learning difficulties
15. expertise in working with learners with communication difficulties
16. in-house speech and language therapy
17. in-house psychology services
18. day provision
19. residential provision extending beyond the academic year
20. registered with the Care Quality Commission