Creating Tomorrow Trust

It was lovely to welcome Sarah Bool MP last week to The Gateway School.

Raising awareness of the work that SEMH schools do to support young people helps break down misconceptions and illustrates their vital role in the education system.

Last Friday, Sarah Bool, our MP for South Northants, popped along to visit The Gateway School.

With the recently released schools white paper “Every Child Achieving and Thriving” being discussed, she was keen to understand more about how our special school, which supports students with social, emotional and mental health needs (SEMH), functions.

Sarah toured the school during the week’s enrichment sessions, including taking in a drama workshop, creating clay figures around wire frames in art, baking apple crumble in cookery and teaching personal training in the gym.

Chatting to both staff and students, it was great to share the positive impact our school has on the lives of the young people attending TGS, as well as highlight some of the challenges we face.

But even better, it was a fantastic opportunity for students to meet our local parliamentary representative in person.

Looking for your next step after leaving school and have an ECHP?
👇Check our college's Spring open days in March!

🌟 SPRING OPEN DAYS 🌟

Where will your next step take you?

At Creating Tomorrow College, our learners build confidence, develop real-world skills and move into sustainable employment and independent futures. We’re proud to be an Ofsted Outstanding specialist college, focused on meaningful outcomes for young people with SEND.

We’re now welcoming bookings for our March Open Days across our campuses:

📍 Wellingborough – 10th March

📍 Kettering – 12th March

📍 Daventry – 16th March

📍 Lutterworth – 17th March

Each Open Day is split into two sessions to allow families flexibility:
🕔Session 1: 4:30pm
🕔Session 2: 6:00pm

This is your opportunity to:

✔ Meet our friendly and experienced team

✔ Ask questions in a relaxed, welcoming environment

✔ Discover real employment pathways

✔ Tour our adult-focused learning spaces

Families, carers and young people exploring their next steps are warmly invited to attend, and you are welcome to visit more than one campus.

Spaces are limited to ensure personalised tours.

👉 Book your place today: https://www.creatingtomorrowcollege.co.uk/hiddenarea/spring-open-days-2026

This December our Creating Tomorrow College is taking part in campaign, raising awareness of the importance and impact of specialist Further Education in the UK.

Check out the campaign on their socials to see their fantastic impact on outcomes for young people.

💙 We’re proud to be taking part in this December — a national campaign highlighting the vital impact of specialist education across the UK.

At Creating Tomorrow College, we see that impact every single day. By giving young people with SEND the space to build confidence, develop independence and prepare for meaningful futures, specialist FE creates long-term change for learners, families and communities.

Throughout the awareness week, we’ll be sharing:
💙 Learner achievements
💙 Inspiring alumni journeys
💙 Employers who champion and empower our students in the workplace

We’re proud to stand alongside specialist FE providers across the country in showcasing why this work truly matters.

Congratulations to our very own Wren Spinney School - SEND Team/School of the Year! 🤩

And the winner of the SEND Team/School of the Year, sponsored by Creating Tomorrow College, is...Wren Spinney. 🏆

Congratulations! 👏

Today we've been at the University of Northampton's “Working with children and families” employability event. Was great to talk to so many people about career opportunities across our Creating Tomorrow schools and college.

Thanks to students at Wren Spinney School who came along and helped up drum up some visitors with our popcorn machine 🍿.

Are you at a loose end on this Saturday afternoon?

Why not come and support local SEND organisations and schools and experience and afternoon of music, dance and more at the Amazon’s Got Music event?

***Featuring students from Creating Tomorrow College***

What: Amazon’s Got Music
Where: Royal and Derngate Theatre, Northampton (Royal)
When: 13:30, Saturday 15 November
Cost: £2.50 per ticket
Booking: https://royalandderngate.co.uk/whats-on/amazons-got-music/

Last few tickets available – please book directly with Royal and Derngate if you’d like to attend.

Amazon's Got Music - Royal & Derngate Why not come and join us on Sat 15 November for an afternoon of music, dance, and much more with Amazon and some great performers from SEND Schools and Community Partners. Tickets are £2.50 per person. We will have enterprise stalls and raffle. All of the proceeds will go to the schools and communi...

One of our schools is looking for a new teacher. Do you know the perfect person?

👀 We're recruiting!

🎓 We need a SEND Class Teacher for our children, who have social, emotional and mental health needs, to start in September.

Come and join our friendly, dedicated team at Kings Meadow. Please get in touch to have a chat or arrange a look around.
Closing date is midday on 7th June, with interviews w/c 10th June.

You can apply here as well as find the full details: https://lnkd.in/eJ5n-bPz

Congratulations to our fabulous team at Wren Spinney! 🎉

Outstanding! Kettering special needs school's pride after glowing Ofsted report Leaders at a Kettering special needs school say they’re bursting with pride after Ofsted inspectors gave them the best grade possible.

According to a Mencap survey, 86% of those with learning disabilities who don't have a job want to work.

Shockingly, only 3.1% of adults with a learning disability in the East Midlands actually work, according to the latest NHS statistics.

Creating Tomorrow College (CTC) is an innovative college for young people with special educational needs and aims to close this unwanted gap and improve disability employment rates. It is bringing its pioneering model to Leicestershire in conjunction with Iron Mountain with the launch of its third campus at Magna Park, opening September 2024.

The college is dedicated to empowering students with learning difficulties, and its approach to education and employment equips students with the skills, knowledge and character necessary to not only secure gainful employment, but also thrive in their adult lives.

Thanks to Phil Shepley, Stacey Morris and Gareth Ivett amongst many for helping bring this new opportunity to life for students with learning difficulties in Leicestershire.

Applications are being accepted for September 2024 admissions now.

Lutterworth: Special needs college launches new campus Creating Tomorrow College is designed to improve disability employment rates.