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Whitegates College

Whitegates College is a provision committed to providing educational, social and personal development and life-skills opportunities to young people from 16 years old with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC). The College provides a realistic learning environment, which promotes development into adulthood through continual assessment of individual needs.

Each student follows an Individual Learning Programme (ILP) and timetable based upon their assessed needs and abilities.  Staff encourage each student's active participation, thought processes and emotional development, across all areas of the curriculum.

The role of Whitegates College is:
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  • to offer a varied range of individually planned daily programmes, appropriately supported to meet all abilities and levels of need
  • to raise standards, maintain quality and demonstrate good practice at all times
Curriculum
The curriculum at the College is designed to respond to the individual needs of students with ASC.  Whitegates College recognises that when social and emotional needs are met students are more likely to communicate willingly and develop intellectually. The College leads students towards the exercise of informed choice and decision making in a supported and structured manner.

Whitegates College offers a number of qualifications including in-house accreditation and OCN certificates, Youth Achievement Awards, City and Guilds Profile of Achievement and the Basic Food Hygiene certificate.  All of our students are working towards recognition for their individual skills.
Life skills training includes:  
  • music and movement
  • drama
  • sport and fitness
  • computers
  • basic literacy and numeracy
  • accessing the community
  • budgeting skills
  • cooking meals
  • card making
  • DIY
The college also maintains links with other colleges in the area, allowing the college to offer formal qualifications such as City and Guilds and NVQs.  Students from the college have supported placements with other colleges in a wide range of subjects, including ICT, motor vehicles, hair and beauty, art and retail.

Contact Us
For further information about Whitegates College please call us on 01909 509 400 or email us.