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BBC News
24-07-2025
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Devon care leaver homes in charity-council partnership
Proposals to create eight new homes, specifically designed to house care leavers with complex needs, have been supported in a charity and council a meeting on Wednesday, recommendations to lease land at Aldens Farm in Alphington, Exeter, and Silverhills, in Barnstaple, to enable the constructions was backed by Devon County Council's home would be designed for young people with higher levels of need, the meeting will invest £950,000 per site while Devon County Council will lease the land for 125 years as match funding. The partnership follows an £18m donation to Barnardo's from the Katherine Martin Charitable sites will have a cluster of four self-contained homes and separate accommodation for a support worker, who will be on hand to provide support and guidance. Councillor Richard Jefferies, Devon County Council's Cabinet Member for Children's Social Care, said: "Children leaving care and transitioning into independent living often have difficult histories and residential care or shared living arrangements might not always be suitable or in their best interests."Without stable housing and the right support, they can struggle to stay in education, find work, or access training and this can increase the risk of homelessness and serious health issues."Gap homes provide a suitable alternative; they are safe and will provide stable accommodation for some of our most vulnerable young people."
BBC News
23-07-2025
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- BBC News
Plans for Sunderland children's care hub approved
Plans to convert a residential property into a specialist care hub for children and young people with "complex needs" have been unanimously approved by city City Council's Planning and Highways Committee backed the application for The White House property, located at Hylton Bridge Farm, in the city's Washington North ward, on Together for Children (TfC), which delivers children's services on behalf of the Labour-led local authority, will accommodate up to four 11 to 17 years olds in the site, which sits off Downhill Lane, near the Nissan Marshall, chief executive of TfC, said there was a "massive need" for the service across the area. During the council consultation there were some objections from residents at Hylton Bridge Farm, as well as Mypetstop and Westfields Livery, according to the Local Democracy Reporting summarised in a committee report included the suitability of the location, existing anti-social behaviour in the area and an increase in "care-related traffic". Closer provisions Mr Marshall said there was currently no specific provision established for young people with complex needs, meaning the council had to commission places outside the city, which was an "extremely expensive process"."What we recognise is that across the patch in South Tyneside and Sunderland there was a massive need for a provision for complex needs children," he said."It also means that children from Sunderland are having to access learning and provision for their accommodation quite often miles away and we wanted somewhere in the city to be able to meet our children's needs."Councillors were told the care hub site was "self-sufficient" and "relatively isolated" and that children would have 24-hour supervision and support from highly trained children's services boss said the approach would see professionals work with children and young people to enable them to return either back to their family or into other provisions within planning conditions, the development must be brought forward within three years. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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Future of dedicated complex needs college secured with up to £1.4 million in funding
SCOTLAND'S first dedicated college for students with complex and additional needs has been granted funding for another two years. The pilot scheme at Corseford College in Renfrewshire will receive up to £1.4 million to continue until 2027. The college offers opportunities to young people aged 18-25 whose needs cannot be met in a mainstream college and gives them the chance to carry on with education after leaving school. Since it launched in 2022 the pilot scheme has received more than £1m from the Scottish Government, which has helped give 35 students with complex and additional needs the chance to continue learning. READ MORE: My travels helped me explore the musical connection between Scotland and Poland Further education minister Graeme Dey said: 'Corseford College has delivered vital support to many young people with complex additional needs since its launch three years ago. 'This has been recognised in an independent evaluation of the model, which is why we are securing the College's future for another two years to ensure that its students can continue to be supported. 'We are keen to explore a sustainable approach for specialist provision going forward, and the continued pilot at Corseford will help inform this. 'The evaluation provided a number of important insights and recommendations which we will be reflecting on and will allow us to evolve the best possible model for the future. 'We are determined to support Scotland's young people with complex additional needs and disabilities. 'Last month, we published our first national strategy that ensures young disabled people can access the help they need as they transition to adulthood. Our continued funding for Corseford will support this work.' The Scottish Government said 41 young people will benefit from specialist support at the college in the 2025/26 academic year starting in August. Capability Scotland, which runs the college, welcomed news of the funding. Its chief executive Brian Logan, said: 'The Scottish Government's funding decision following the independent evaluation is a vital endorsement of Corseford College's pioneering approach to specialist post-school education. 'We would like to thank Minister Graeme Dey and his team for their co-operation and unwavering commitment in making this possible. 'This success reflects the dedication of the college's staff, whose work is transforming the lives of young people with complex needs. 'The funding secures Corseford College's future, but also marks a key step towards a national solution for those young people living with complex needs across the country.'
Yahoo
07-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Future of Scotland's only ASN college secured until 2027
Scotland's first dedicated college for students with complex and additional needs has been granted funding for another two years. The pilot scheme at Corseford College in Renfrewshire will receive up to £1.4 million to continue until 2027. The college offers opportunities to young people aged 18-25 whose needs cannot be met in a mainstream college and gives them the chance to carry on with education after leaving school. Since it launched in 2022 the pilot scheme has received more than £1 million from the Scottish Government, which has helped give 35 students with complex and additional needs the chance to continue learning. Further education minister Graeme Dey said: 'Corseford College has delivered vital support to many young people with complex additional needs since its launch three years ago. Read more: Scotland's only ASN college saved by Scottish Government budget deal Additional Support Needs in schools – Read every article here New college is 'enhancing life' for disabled young people failed by education system 'This has been recognised in an independent evaluation of the model, which is why we are securing the College's future for another two years to ensure that its students can continue to be supported. 'We are keen to explore a sustainable approach for specialist provision going forward, and the continued pilot at Corseford will help inform this. 'The evaluation provided a number of important insights and recommendations which we will be reflecting on and will allow us to evolve the best possible model for the future. 'We are determined to support Scotland's young people with complex additional needs and disabilities. 'Last month, we published our first national strategy that ensures young disabled people can access the help they need as they transition to adulthood. Our continued funding for Corseford will support this work.' Corseford College The Scottish Government said 41 young people will benefit from specialist support at the college in the 2025/26 academic year starting in August. Capability Scotland, which runs the college, welcomed news of the funding. Its chief executive Brian Logan, said: 'The Scottish Government's funding decision following the independent evaluation is a vital endorsement of Corseford College's pioneering approach to specialist post-school education. 'We would like to thank Minister Graeme Dey and his team for their co-operation and unwavering commitment in making this possible. 'This success reflects the dedication of the college's staff, whose work is transforming the lives of young people with complex needs. 'The funding secures Corseford College's future, but also marks a key step towards a national solution for those young people living with complex needs across the country.'
BBC News
01-06-2025
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- BBC News
Jersey charity breaks ground on complex needs facility
A charity which supports people with learning disabilities in Jersey has put the first spades in the ground at its new will start work on Monday to turn a property in Trinity into a five-bedroom nursing and complex needs site at La Rue de Bechet will help islanders who have additional needs access nursing said the project, which is due to be completed in July 2026, will cost £3.5 million. The scheme comes after a previous development by Les Amis for a specialist long-term nursing home was stopped due to commissioning Findlay, managing director of Les Amis, said he was confident the new project would be completed as it was smaller and most of the required funding was already he said it was a complicated project which meant costs were higher than other housing developments. "Internally, it will have to be clinically sound, just as the new hospital will have to be… it means the bill costs are higher than your normal domestic build." He said the centre would enable the charity to continue to care for those it support when their nursing needs became more complex."That includes end-of-life care, something that's not possible in our group residential homes. "Les Amis is often the only 'family' that some of our elderly residents have because we've supported them for most of their adult lives," he constable Philip Le Sueur said it has been "a great joy" to work with Les Amis."It is an island-wide facility," he said. "The setting here and the backdrop into the valley will provide a beautiful, peaceful, calming place which is just right for the people who will be living here."Les Amis chairman and trustee Leslie Norman MBE said the start of the project was "the perfect way to celebrate our 50th anniversary year".
