Alternative Provision: What we offer
Our work as an alternative provision provider began three years ago working with the Alternate Provision College and has developed rapidly over the last year. Young people with a variety of needs engage with the farm: students with physical challenges, behavioural challenges, anxiety issues and learning difficulties. We work with the students to build confidence, self esteem, improve work ethic, encourage team work and independence. We aim to integrate young people back into mainstream school.
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Our alternative student provision work is explained below.
East Clayton Farm Term Dates 2025/2026
Spring Term
Starts: 5th January
Half term: 16th February to 20th February
Ends: 27th March
Autumn Term
Starts: 1st September
Half term: 26th October - 30st October
Ends: 18th December
Summer Term
Inset day: 15th April
Starts: 13th April
Half term: 25th May - 29th May
Inset day: 2nd June
Inset day: 21st July
Inset Day: 22nd July
Ends: 22nd July
Who We Work With
Student Vocational Qualifications
Over the past 3 years we have worked with 180 students.
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Local schools send small groups of students directly to us
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Alternative Provision Colleges bring students to us and work with us
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Private referrals.
East Clayton farm is an approved Centre for delivering nationally recognised land-based qualifications through ABC Awards. These are vocational qualifications and are achieved through hands on learning. This means that students who visit us are able to receive accredited awards for the work they undertake whilst on site.
"A big thank you to all that spent time with and guided our son through his course at East Clayton Farm. He loved his time there and we are very grateful for the opportunity he was given and the path it has set him on"
Referrals
At the farm we tailor any offer of provision to the individual needs of each student. If you are interested in referring a young person to East Clayton Farm, please get in touch with Jean to discuss this further.
2024 New Minibus
We are incredibly grateful to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Horsham District Council for their funding towards our new minibus - pictures to follow soon
