The month of March began with National Careers Week – a one-week celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK.  This focus on careers is vital for young people: it enables … Read more

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that takes place between 8 – 17 March 2024. Obviously our brilliant science teachers would argue that every week is Science Week … Read more

Over the years we have had a number of different people and organisations choose to volunteer with us – something we are hugely grateful for. This half term it was the turn of Babcock International, … Read more

Our students’ feedback is vital in developing and improving the experience we offer both now and in the future. We always aim to learn from our students and respond to their voice to ensure that … Read more

As part of our Independent Living Skills (ILS) curriculum, we deliver travel training with many of our students. Travel training gives learners the confidence and skills to travel independently on buses, trains and walking routes, and we often … Read more

As Ofsted notes, science helps us to answer our biggest questions and to meet our most basic needs: from explaining the deepest mysteries of the universe to the structure of elementary particles that form atoms. … Read more

We are fortunate to have two of our centres nestled amongst beautiful countryside. Not only does this allow us to enjoy time outside, which is great for student wellbeing, but it also enables our students … Read more

We are lucky to have several artistic and creative students at each of our centres, often displaying extraordinary talents. We wanted to showcase a small sample of some of their creations here. These textile creations … Read more

We’ve been straight back into the swing of things here at Breakthrough since returning for the spring term. For many of our students this means academic courses are continuing in earnest, but there’s always time … Read more

There is so much to celebrate at this time of year, and we’ve been trying to bring the festive cheer to each of our centres and each of our students over the past couple of … Read more