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Gender
Mixed
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Specialism
Autism
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Location
Denbighshire
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Ages
16-25
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Type
Residential & Day
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Capacity
49
About us
Cambian Pengwern College is an independent provider of specialist further education in North Wales, offering day, and up to 52-week residential placements for young people aged 16 to 25 with a learning disability and complex needs.
Supporting Individual Progress and Independence
The college is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales, (CIW) and Estyn who undertake regular and rigorous inspections in addition to our own internal quality assurance processes.
Our person-centred approach ensures that students have an individualised learning programme developed to effectively match their needs, personal decisions and aspirations, be the focus on daily living skills, vocational qualifications or independent living. We are proud that all of our students gain important life skills and achieve meaningful qualifications, evidencing our commitment to enabling increased choice and independence.
Student Profile
- Mixed gender, age 16-25
- Day and 38 to 52 week residential
- Moderate to severe learning disabilities
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- PMLD
- Down's Syndrome
- Communication difficulties
- Developmental disorders
- Challenging behaviour
- A broad range of complex needs including some Medical needs (for example, Peg feeding)
Meet the Team
Working closely with our staff below, our health care Clinical Team, Nurse, Occcupational Therapist and Speech and Language Therapis play a key role in making sure learners health needs are supported as well as meeting their therapeutic needs, supporting communication and holistic wellbeing.
Karen Ford
Principle
Jane Beard
Head of Education
Lesley Ridyard
Finance Assistant
Nicola Brantley
Head of Care & Safeguarding
Governance Board
Governance Board
Termly Governance Board meetings are held at Cambian Pengwern College to ensure that the management of the school is closely scrutinised and held to account in all areas of responsibility.
The agenda comprises of:
Voice of the Child - student feedback
Head Teachers Highlight Report outlining achievements, challenges and progress against school improvement report
Outcomes for Children and Young People – Care
Outcomes for Children and Young People – Education
Outcomes for Children and Young People – Therapy
Commercial Performance
Staffing and Personnel
Estates Report
IT report
The Governance Board contain key individuals from outside and within the school who attend this meeting each term and parental and staff feedback is always welcomed.