Accommodation

The College residential service prides itself on providing a progression of accommodation which ranges from a highly supported environment on-site through to houses in the local community with much less support and opportunities to prepare for independent living.

The village atmosphere of the Centre is conducive to a sense of space, freedom and security. It helps our students to feel part of a community.

The varying types of accommodation support and develop independence appropriate to each student and maximise their potential through a range of inclusive learning programmes within an extended curriculum. This enables students to improve their quality of life, develop their life skills and optimise their potential for independence.

Our care staff offer a good mix of age, interest and specialisations, always with both sexes available. This means that there is always someone with the appropriate temperament and skills to relate to each individuals.

Mulberry House
Mulberry House offers a high level of supervision in a calm and secure environment, staffed 24 hours a day, with facilities for those with physical
disabilities.

It is an eleven bedded unit, centrally situated within the grounds with a secure lawned garden and patio to the rear and an open lawned area in front.

Cherry Trees
This on-site accommodation provides a calm environment for a group of students from the complex needs pathway who find it difficult to cope with change and a busy atmosphere. It provides a high degree of support for those falling between the moderate to severe end of the Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Elizabeth Maybin House
Maybin is a great place to be when living away from home and is very popular!  There are 15 bedrooms and a four bedroomed flat, encapsulating a lively student hall of residence experience. Although some meals are provided, they are encouraged to cook, wash, shop and look after their own bedrooms.

Mill Lane Houses
Three pairs of semi detached houses offer a half-way house to independent living, between the larger residential units on-site and supported living in the community. Living with small peer groups of four to six students means there is more chance to develop independent living skills.

With this intermediate level of support, students share in the responsibility for running the house, sharing cooking, cleaning and other chores. They will also help to arrange social activities for the house and take responsibility for their own arrangements to access the community. Staff are there to provide back up and support and to help develop the necessary skills.

Community House in Macclesfield
This was opened in conjunction with Dane Housing. The house offers students who are attending a local sector college as well as our College, a real-life opportunity to live in supported accommodation in the wider community and develop a high level of independent skills.  

Day Students
For young people with epilepsy and neurological problems who live at home or in accommodation provided by social services, we offer attendance as day students. As well as being involved in the College’s daytime programmes, students are encouraged to participate in the extended curriculum activities, transport permitting. We realise the importance of working closely with family or the care provider to help the student gain the best from the experience.