Education
Who can benefit?
We work with thirteen commissioning schools, including mainstream secondary schools, special schools and Pupil Referral Units; plus social workers, home educators, foster carers, care homes, virtual schools and private individuals.
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More than half of our students have Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCP) in place.
We focus our services on 12 - 18 year olds who:
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Struggle with mental and emotional well-being, anxiety, stress or anger
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Are experiencing difficult or challenging times in their lives
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Have barriers to learning
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Have issues with authority
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Are not coping in school for whatever reason, are excluded or at risk of exclusion
At Longlands we offer:
Level 1 City & Guilds qualification in Land Based Studies and Work Based Horse Care. Students work towards a wide range of units including:
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Animal care: feeding, handling, movement, reproductive and health care
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Operating and maintaining the farm’s ATV and tractor
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Mechanics
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Horse care and riding
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Horticulture
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Construction, building maintenance and fencing
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Younger students and those not enrolled for C&G are entered for AQA awards in animal care, horticulture, cooking, construction or mechanics.
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We also offer
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One-to-one tuition in English and Maths
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Art Sessions
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Cooking skills in our new well-equipped kitchen
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And we work with schools helping young people to achieve qualifications such as AQA Unit Awards in a range of subjects and Functional Skills and Maths and English.
Please contact us for more information about how to refer, about our rates, and about tailored provision.
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We welcome exploratory visits
“The provision at Longlands
is second to none.”
​Our working days provide many opportunities for our counselling skills and effective mentoring
See a letter of recommendation from
The Aspire Academy here