Welcome to our college blog, where we share news, insights, and stories from our vibrant community. Here you’ll find a wealth of information about life at our college, from academics and extracurricular activities to student experiences and campus events.
Sam Lowe, a teaching assistant at Ascent Autism Specialist College, has received a national award from Teaching Personnel. The SEN Teaching Assistant of the Year Award recognises and celebrates the hard work and dedication of teaching assistants in Special Educational...
Ascent Autism Specialist College, part of the Remarkable Autism Charity, has been shortlisted for three awards in the highly anticipated Educate Awards 2023 shortlist.
The Pre-Loved Project, part of Ascent Autism Specialist College, has been awarded community funding for the second year running. The MRWA (Merseyside Waste and Recycling Authority) Community Fund aims to support eco-friendly and sustainable projects. For 2022/23 the...
Ascent Autism Specialist College student, Courtney, has been chosen as the voice of neurodiversity for the Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Youth Ambassador programme.
The DofE UK Youth Ambassador programme involves a varied and engaging programme of activities running from June 2023 to May 2024. There are just a handful of places on the programme with only 30 Youth Ambassadors across the UK – making it even more incredible that Courtney was selected.
Wargrave House School and Ascent Autism Specialist College, part of the Remarkable Autism Charity, have been awarded the National Autistic Society’s highest award accreditation, Beacon Status.
Wes. M Henshaw recently visited the Preloved Project in Newton-le-Willows to discuss his new book with students from Ascent Autism Specialist College
LEAP Specialist College student Yanick has been awarded the Rotary Young Citizen Peacemaker Award after making an exceptional impact on his peers and the local community.
LEAP students and staff performed LEAP Rocks you on 24th March at the Citadel, we all had the most amazing experience, as Andrea says we were born ready!!! Thank you to all who came to support us!!!!!
Ali has a keen interest in photography and this dovetails with her fantastic talent for art. This year the competition theme was the beauty of architecture. Ali sprang into action, taking lots of shots of the local Emmanuel Parish Church until she got the lighting, tone and aspect just right.
Spring was in the air at LEAP Specialist College as students and staff marked the beginning of the new season with its annual Spring Fayre on Friday (17 March).
Some of our recent activities at Ascent College: