With an established hub in Peterborough, our East of England Circles Network Academy is a growing part of our offering. The Academy is an essential segment of Circles Network as a whole and is open to participants of all ages.
With an established hub in Peterborough, our East of England Circles Academy is a growing part of our offering.
The Academy is an essential segment of Circles Network as a whole and is open to participants of all ages. In addition this this, our courses and workshops are designed to support everyone within a circle of support, from parents and carers, to individuals and their care teams.
We’ve created a tailored, bespoke learning and development Academy that offers a range of learning experiences, that focus on shifting attitudes and practices.
We deliver a range of courses in health and social care, advocacy, person-centred approaches, neurolinguistic programming, coaching and facilitation, plus a range of other subjects as required.
Most of the young people we support have social, emotional and behavioural needs, autism, ADHD and neurodiversity, with, or working towards, a diagnosis.
We also work closely with looked-after children or those who have experienced trauma.
Circles Network offers alternative education to children and young people who learn best in environments that suit their needs. Working closely with families, guardians, schools and colleges we design and deliver courses based on demand.
Typically the young people who go through the Academy are aged between 16-25, where we help them to progress their education in a supportive environment.
The majority of those attending the Academy are at mainstream school, but for whatever reason they’re not attending and are therefore in need of an interim education plan.
Whilst young people are with us, we work to provide them with, and build, the skills they need to help them return back to mainstream schooling. Often this can be whilst a diagnosis or EHCP is being put together, which can take some time.
We firmly believe that by attending our alternative provisions they’re able to remain social and develop skills which is far better for them than not attending anything at all.
As well as our courses for adults, our own team members, practitioners from many disciplines and organisations can purchase our training and education for their own purposes.
All of our staff are trained in de-escalation via the PROACT-SCIPr-UK® model, which is a proactive and therapeutic approach for crisis intervention and prevention – which is key to any care setting.
Our teams are also undergoing ‘train the trainer’ training to facilitate the roll out of the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism. Visit our Academy page to read more about the Oliver McGown campaign.
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Opening Hours
Monday to Friday
9am – 5pm
Access our Academy services, reach out to Caroline today.
caroline.hunte@circlesnetwork.org.uk
