About the Academies

Ethos College provides long-term full-time education places for Key Stage 4 pupils (ages 14 to 16) with wide ranging social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. 

Our mission at Ethos College is to create a secure and stimulating learning environment in which all students are valued and respected, their learning is promoted, and their strengths are nurtured. Our focus is to prepare young people for transition to post-16 education, employment or training.

Evolve Academy is a KS2 and KS3 school that supports students with wide-ranging social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. We currently have two school bases: one in Wakefield and the other in Castleford. Some of our students have been permanently excluded from Wakefield primary or secondary schools. We also work in partnership with Wakefield mainstream schools to offer a 12-week placement for students who may require short-term step-out provision before returning to their mainstream school.

Our aim is to provide a supportive and nurturing environment that will enthuse and engage students in education. We strive to ensure that our students have clear pathways to their next educational setting, supporting schools to ensure that their varying long-term needs can be effectively met, whether this is in a mainstream or more specialised school environment. Our long-term aim is for students to be empowered to develop into responsible citizens beyond their school years.

Elements Academy opened in September 2022, and is a special school based in Rotherham for students in KS2 to KS4 who have social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. All pupils attending the academy have an Educational Health and Care Plan (EHCP) in place.

We provide a community that is safe, respectful and aspirational and the nurture principle is at the heart of everything that we do. We offer a curriculum that empowers students to gain the skills, knowledge and resilience they need to be happy and successful individuals. At Elements Academy, we place equal value upon academic and personal development and, whilst we know our students have barriers to overcome, we are committed to giving them the skills to overcome them.

Reach Academy is a well-established school for children in Key Stage 3 (ages 11 to 14) with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.  All pupils attending the academy have an Educational Health Care Plan (EHCP) in place. Our nurture principles underpin our practice and ensure that we meet the individual needs of every pupil. We are committed to improving the life chances of pupils by removing barriers to engagement and achievement. Our aim is to create a secure and inspiring environment where every child is empowered to take ownership of their learning and their futures.

Engage Academy is a school for primary aged children in EYFS 2 and Key Stages 1 and 2 (ages 4-11) with SEMH needs. All pupils attending the academy have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP). We offer a nurturing, safe, inclusive and friendly environment where the building of trusting relationships is paramount. We have extremely high expectations and achieve good academic progress across the curriculum with an emphasis placed on improving pupils’ reading, writing and maths skills through personalised and creative learning opportunities.

Enrich Academy is a well-established education provision for Key Stage 4 students (aged 14-16), specialising in supporting students with social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs as well as supporting young people aged 14-16 who are unable to attend a mainstream setting. Our nurture-based philosophy underpins our practice and ensures that we meet the individual needs of every student.

At Enrich Academy, our aim is to provide a caring, stimulating, safe and welcoming environment where learning is enjoyable. We also ensure our teaching is personalised to the needs of students by customising the curriculum to challenge ability and raise aspirations.

We aim to improve student wellbeing and the life chances of our young people, and all our students are supported to fulfil their individual potential whilst developing the confidence and skill required to succeed in post-16 education, employment or training.