Skills and employability

Explore what's right for you

Young people with special needs may find a suitable place in mainstream college settings. If the mainstream college cannot meet the young person's needs, we may look at specialist colleges.

Home to school transport would not be considered for out of borough provision if there is a college provider in the borough that can meet their need.

Read more about home to school transport including how to apply.

Your TIAG Advisor can offer you information, advice and guidance over your choices.

Name Location Type of learners
Communication Specialist College Doncaster
  • Hearing impaired
  • Speech Language
  • Communication
  • Autism
Camphill Wakefield Wakefield
  • Most types of learning needs
Really Neet Barnsley
  • Autism
  • Social 
  • Emotional
  • Mental health
  • Mild learning difficulties 
Nisai group Online
  • For those where it's not possible to attend a setting
Greenacre school Barnsley
  • Most types of learning needs

Tier two specialist education and training colleges for young people with an EHCP

Young people with SEND will only be considered for the colleges below if their needs can't be met by the specialist colleges above or mainstream colleges.

Name Location Type of learners
Portland specialist college Mansfield
  • Most types of learning needs
Henshaws specialist college Harrogate
  • Profound and multiple learning difficulties
  • Physical difficulties 
Freeman specialist college Barnsley
  • Autism
  • Social 
  • Emotional
  • Mental health
  • Mild learning difficulties