@ohcandat
OHC&AT is a 'family' of specialist education providers in four regional hubs in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Our shared vision is “Working together to transform lives” to enable all our pupils and students to achieve their full potential.
Skylar is thriving in her Supported Internship at Orchard Hill College Academy Trust. 🩵
📣 We’re recruiting for the Supported Internship programme starting in Sept!
Join us at our info event on 18 March.
👉https://orchardhill.ac.uk/event/sutton-supported-internships-in-person-event/
🔊 DFN Project SEARCH Supported Internship opportunities in Sutton 🔊
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📆 Wednesday 25 February 2026
🕑 2–3pm or 🕔 3.30-4.30pm
📍OHC&AT Copthall House, Grove Road, Sutton, SM1 1DA (first floor boardroom)
Book your place:
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From classroom to ringside.
To coincide with @careersweek.bsky.social students at The PRIDE Academy gained a real insight into the world of professional sport during a visit from boxing journalist
#NCW2026 #SENDED #Careers #Employability #Enterprise, #CEIAG
Students at St Philip’s School learnt about careers across the creative arts industries for @careersweek.bsky.social
They enjoyed visits to @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social, the Stanley Picker Gallery, the Yehudi Menuhin Concert Hall and @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social
#NCW2026 #SENDED #Careers
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Unified Academy is celebrating @careersweek.bsky.social with hands‑on workshops, taster sessions and inspiring speakers across emergency services, construction, VR design and the British Army. Students are grabbing every opportunity! 🤩
www.unifiedacademy.org/unified-acad...
#NCW2026 #SEND #Careers
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It’s National Careers Week and we are supporting our students into work! 🤩
We’ve teamed up with Job Centre Plus to deliver engaging, hands-on employability workshops for our Orchard Hill College students. Sessions cover everything from digital footprints to interview techniques. 🌟
#NCW2026 #SENDED
🎈 Next week is National Careers Week and we can't wait to share all the exciting activities taking place across the Trust.
As a specialist SEND provider, the Trust aims to deliver positive life changing and life enhancing outcomes for children and young people.
#NCW2026 #SENDED #Careers #CEIAG
Two exciting #trustee roles!
Mary Hare School for the Deaf seeks governors with experience in residential care, safeguarding, deaf education or finance 👉 buff.ly/gWLJ8UB
Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust wants finance & education professionals 👉 buff.ly/8mkc6U0
Make an impact with your skills
Good luck to Tom, dad to Beth, a pupil at Bedelsford School.
Tom is taking on the challenge of running four marathons in just eight weeks for four amazing charities who have supported the family.
To find out more or support Tom, please visit his Go Fund Me page
www.gofundme.com/f/4-countrie...
We’re delighted to share that Brantridge School has been awarded a myHappymind Silver Accreditation✨
This award celebrates the commitment to supporting children’s well-being, confidence and resilience 💛
Learn more 👉 brantridgeschool.org/awarded-myha...
🩵 Meet Reggie, one of our Supported Interns 🩵
We’re now recruiting for our September 2026 DFN Project Search Supported Internship course.
To find out more book a place on our online information events on 25th February
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Dysart School's Principal, Leigh Edser, was delighted to present at the Education Estates Conference with Anna Steel, the Executive Headteacher of Latchmere Academy Trust. They shared how they had set up Discovery House, the school's third satellite provision co-located with the mainstream primary.
We are delighted to announce that the Department for Education has given the go ahead for Arbour Vale School to open a new site. This expansion will help Slough Council meet growing local demand for special school places by offering up to 80 Early Years/Primary places.
www.ohcat.org/arbour-vale-...
We are delighted to share INCLUDE – our Trust magazine - a review of 2025. The magazine offers an inspiring insight into the life and work of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust.
Read INCLUDE magazine here
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The Trust is delighted to announce that the Department for Education (DfE) has approved a proposal for Nightingale Community Academy to open a new site to help meet growing local demand and provide additional places for secondary aged pupils with Special Education Needs (SEN) in Wandsworth.
#SEMH
🏫 New vocational teaching block at St Philip’s School officially opened
One of the first pupils to attend St Philip’s cut the ceremonial ribbon of the new Willow building. Terry, who was the 11th pupil enrolled at the school, joined those who had been instrumental in bringing the building to life.
There's still time to register for our next DFN Project Search Support Internships Information event on Wednesday 14th January.
🕑 2–3pm or 🕔 5–6pm
Book:
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You’ll hear:
• What a supported internship actually is
• Who it’s for
• How it helps build confidence, skills and employability
We are looking forward to sharing the achievements of our pupils, students and staff over the next year as we continue to work together to transform the lives of children and young people with SEND. Wishing our whole community all good things for 2026 💫 ❤️
#2026 #sendeducationuk
✨ Behind the final door of our advent calendar is the winning Christmas Card entry in this year's competition. 🥇
'Christmas Eve' was created by a pupil at The Link School in Sutton and caught Louise, our judge's eye for the story telling in the picture.
🎄Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas 🎁
🎅 Roosting Robins can be found tweeting behind door 21 ❄️
Judge Louise commended the design saying, "The Roosting robins are eye-catching against the blue background and the icy branches add dimension and texture. The snowflakes are well-placed, making good use of the space."🌟
#ArbourValeSchool
🎄 Behind door number 22 is a lovely textured and eye-catching colourful Christmas tree 🎁
The Christmas Tree was a collaborative entry from three pupils at Dysart School's newly opened satellite site Discovery House in Kingston.✨
#DysartSchool #ChristmasTree #InclusiveArt #AdventCalendar
🌟 Behind door 21 is one of the runners-up in the competition, Archangel 😇
Our independent judge liked the simplicity of the design, "The Angel is so vibrant, bringing the spirit of the message of Christmas in a simple and effective way, that has such heavenly impact." 🎇
#ArbourValeSchool #Xmas
✨ A reindeer in silhouette is on watch behind today's Advent calendar door.🦌
It was drawn by a student at Carew Academy with a message or a wish to all "Merry ChrisMax"
Here's wishing everyone a ChrisMax this year! 🎄
#CarewAcademy #MerryChrisMax #AdventCalendar
✨ An Angel from Arbour Vale School is shimmering behind door number 19 👼
This delightful angel with leaf-thin wings was created using collage and glitter by a student at Arbour Vale School. Specialist teachers help the students to express themselves creatively. 🔔
#ArbourValeSchool #Slough #SENDArt
✨ Three jolly snow men are hidden behind Door number 18 of our Advent Calendar☃️☃️☃️
This Christmas card was designed by a pupil at Addington Valley Academy, a special Free School in Croydon for children and young people with autism and learning difficulties.💚
#AddingtonValleyAcademy #JollySnowmen
🎅 Door 17 opens onto a jolly Christmas penguin that was drawn by a student at Unified Academy, a special school in Dorking. The school delivers a highly personalised approach to education with small class sizes and learning that is purposeful and engaging. 🐧
#UnifiedAcademy #ChristmasPenguin
⚽ St Philip’s School in Chessington was delighted to be named an Equal Access School 2025 by the Football Association in recognition of the opportunities and equal access they provide for girls in football. The award recognises and celebrates the school’s commitment to equity in girls’ football ⚽
🎄 There's a sensory treat of a Christmas tree covered in glitter and pom poms behind door number 16🎅
It was designed by a pupil at The Link School in Sutton, for students with Speech, Language and Communication difficulties including autistic spectrum conditions and Pathological Demand Avoidance ✨
🪩 Baubles cleverly arranged so there is no need for a tree in the Christmas Card behind door number 15 of our advent calendar. 🎄
We are incredibly grateful to our independent judge, Louise Pasquill, who has the daunting task of picking a winner from the hundreds of entries we receive.🎅
#SENDArt
🎄 Behind Door 14 is a mischievous elf and you can't help but wonder what's behind the cheeky wink. ⛄
Only the artist a student at Carew Academy knows the answer and they've taken so much care with their drawing that you can't help being drawn into the scene. 😉
#CarewAcademy #ChristmasElf
