A VIP guest helped students at a West Yorkshire specialist school celebrate the literary achievements of students recently. Broadwood School in Halifax supports children and young people with special educational needs and the work of six of its students has been selected for publication in a poetry anthology called Young Writers. This fantastic achievement was marked by a visit from Calder Valley MP, Craig Whittaker, who spent time with the … [Read more...]
Annual Report 2023
Keys Group is pleased to announce the publication of its Annual Report for 2023. The Annual Report outlines the Group’s achievements which have taken place over the last year. The report demonstrates not only the progress to date but also the Group’s continuing drive towards achieving the vision of ‘Inspiring and supporting people to live happy, healthy and successful lives.’ David Manson, CEO of Keys Group, commented: “We made … [Read more...]
VIP guest at opening of Westfield House School’s new extension
A BRAND new extension has helped a Norfolk specialist school offer more places for children with special educational needs as well as enhance its facilities for existing pupils. Westfield House School, based in King’s Lynn, is part of Keys Group. The school supports children who have special educational needs and has seen demand for places continue to increase over recent years. The new facilities will allow the school to almost double in … [Read more...]
Exam Success and Positive Destinations
WHEN a young person’s education has been disrupted the challenges they face to achieve qualifications and to move on to positive destinations can feel sometimes insurmountable. However, with a careful, consistent and bespoke curricular approach, across Keys we have seen our Year 11 leavers consistently defy expectations. We spoke to Emma Beech, Chief Operating Officer (Children’s Division) at Keys Group to find out more. “In our schools, our … [Read more...]
Acorns Extends Offering with Site Expansion
A NORTH-WEST specialist school has expanded to meet the demand for places and to widen its offering for children and young people. Acorns School, part of Keys Group, currently supports 30 students with social, emotional, and mental health difficulties. It is based in Marple, Cheshire, and in recent years has seen demand for places increase. To allow the school to offer more places, it has recently opened a second site in nearby Ashley, … [Read more...]
New Director of Supported Accommodation Appointed
ONE of the UK’s leading providers of care for children and young people has appointed Rachel Mundy as Director of its Supported Accommodation division. Keys, part of Keys Group, provides care for young people across England and Wales in its residential children’s homes and supported accommodation (previously known as Leaving Care). In this newly created role, a key responsibility will see Rachel prepare the organisation and its supported … [Read more...]
Summer Success for Acorns
Acorns School had much to celebrate earlier this year. As well as the opening of a new ‘satellite’ site called Acorns Ashley, its Year 11 leavers had gained fantastic qualifications and 100% of them moved on to positive destinations. Across its leavers, the school saw two young people achieve no fewer than six GCSEs each. One of those young people gained eight qualifications overall (alongside their GCSEs, they also gained functional skills … [Read more...]
Easing Back-to-School Anxiety: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers
The end of the long summer holidays is approaching and while for some the return to school will be highly anticipated, for some young people, the change to routine and going back to the classroom can increase anxiety and potentially affect mental health and well-being. For children for whom school has not always been a positive experience, or for those who thrive on very carefully planned routines (initially disrupted by schools closing for … [Read more...]
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