Ashcroft School
Ashcroft School is a specialist school in Stockport that supports students aged 8 to 18 who have social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Students may also have other difficulties such as school phobia, anxiety, depression, or have diagnoses of ADHD, foetal alcohol syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI) or autism.
Every child should have the chance to shape their future through learning. Ashcroft offers the right balance of personalised learning and intensive support to help every student break through barriers and reach their potential. Every day our students build their self-esteem, learn new skills and move towards a happy and fulfilled future. Trust us to help you get there.
Our approach
Our students are at the heart of everything we do. We listen to their hopes and dreams, help them see, understand and overcome their barriers. And give them the support to love learning again.
We base everything we do around the six nurturing principles. This helps our students feel secure, supported and positive about their learning environment. Accredited by the Nurture Group, Ashcroft holds the prestigious Marjorie Boxall Quality Mark Award, awarded to us at the highest level.
- Children’s learning is understood developmentally
- The classroom offers a safe base
- The importance of nurture for the development of wellbeing
- Language is a vital means of communication
- All behaviour is communication
- The importance of transition in children’s lives
When a student first joins us, we use the Boxall profile to assess their social skills and any challenging behaviours. This helps us to really understand what’s going on beneath the surface. It also helps us to set targets towards positive change.
From here we develop a tailor-made plan for each individual learner, making sure they’re involved in the process and their needs are met.
Our curriculum
Our curriculum is broad, balanced and adapted to meet every student’s individual needs. They’ll get to build their skills, tackle any gaps and improve their literacy and numeracy. As well as work towards recognised qualifications. We have a strong track record of student’s receiving:
- Unit Awards
- Entry Level Certificate (Entry Level 1, 2, 3)
- BTEC Firsts (Award, Certificate, Extended Certificate, Diploma)
- BTEC Nationals
- GCSE
- A Level
Students love our outdoor learning programme. These activities help young people develop their communication, leadership skills and teamwork. Activities include:
- Climbing
- Kayaking
- Bushcraft
- Sailing
- Orienteering
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
As well as getting outdoors, students can join in lots of other fun, creative activities. We focus on projects that have a track record of engaging hard-to-reach young people, such as drama, music, cookery, film and photography.
Our award-winning film projects have helped students explore issues in a safe and non-threatening way. As well as share their stories with the community through North West film festivals and performance events.
Watch Emma’s story and hear how Ashcroft got her hope back for the future:
Who to Contact
- Contact Name
- Richard Stevens
- Contact Position
- Acting Headteacher
- Telephone
- 0161 283 4832 0161 283 4832 0161 283 4848 0161 283 4848
- enquiries@togethertrust.org.uk
- Website
- Ashcroft School, Together Trust
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- Notes
We welcome contact from parents and professionals who are seeking places for young people at the school as it gives us the opportunity to explain more about ourselves and to answer any questions that you may have.
For more information or to arrange a visit please contact our reception on 0161 283 4832 or email us at enquiries@togethertrust.org.uk
Where To Go
- Name
- Ashcroft School
- Address
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Together Trust Campus
Schools Hill
Cheadle
Stockport
Cheshire - Postcode
- SK8 1JE
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- Notes
Ashcroft School is based at Cheadle, Stockport and is part of the Together Trust charity, a leading specialist education, community and care provider. We offer opportunities to students throughout the North West of England and surrounding areas who have struggled to cope in other settings because of their individual barriers to learning.
Costs
- Details
For further information regarding admissions, please contact us on 0161 283 4832 or visit https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/ashcroft
Other Details
- Referral required
- Referral Details
We accept direct enquiries from parents and carers, as well as referrals from healthcare professionals. Visit https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/ashcroft for more information. For more information or to arrange a visit please contact our reception on 0161 283 4832 or email us at enquiries@togethertrust.org.uk
- Other notes
- Ashcroft School offers a broad and balanced curriculum adapted to the individual needs of each student. Every young person has a personalised education plan, with opportunities to gain nationally recognised qualifications to GCSE and beyond. Our curriculum is based on the national curriculum, and the delivery of core curriculum subjects gives our young people the opportunity to improve their skills particularly where they have gaps or difficulty with learning skills or concepts. Improvements in literacy and numeracy are crucial to the long-term success of our students. As a large number struggle with their literacy skills, we provide the intensive one to one literacy and specialist support they need to progress. With this support, students often make significant improvements very quickly. This in turn engages and motivates students and so improves their learning and development. Ashcroft School focuses on curriculum themes that have a track record of engaging hard to reach young people. These include curriculum enrichment projects such as drama and music, cookery, outdoor pursuits, relaxation and vocational skills. All students are given the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects and our filmmaking projects are a particularly successful example of engaging young people and helping them to learn new skills. Our curriculum strives to be progressive with careful reference to both local and national research and development. It not only meets the immediate needs of our students, but also provides the necessary tools to access further education, training and employment in the future. The Access Group supports students who find it particularly difficult to cope with the demands of formal education and who often have more complex needs. Some young people have a deep-seated negative view of education as a result of frequent exclusions from a series of schools or other services. These feelings may be compounded by high levels of non-attendance and/ or frequent changes of school, as well as experiencing bullying or school phobia. Ashcroft School has a wide programme of outdoor education including the opportunity to work towards a Duke of Edinburgh Award. At Building Opportunities, we prepare students to enter one of the fastest growing industries in the UK construction. The centre is an excellent option for young people aged 14 to 19, who prefer to work in a practical environment. Building Opportunities provides each student with the attention, support and personalised learning package they need to achieve. We have high expectations of our students and are committed to raising achievement.
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