Facilities
Ascent Autism Specialist College provides a range of facilities and resources to support our students’ diverse needs.
College Facilities for our students
Specialised classrooms and teaching equipment:
Ascent College has specialised classrooms equipped with teaching aids and equipment, such as sensory rooms, assistive technology, adapted furniture, and communication aids.
Therapy and medical facilities
We have onsite therapy facilities, such as speech and language therapy rooms, occupational therapy rooms, and physiotherapy rooms. We also have medical facilities, including first aid rooms and nursing stations.
Social spaces and recreational facilities
Ascent College recognises the importance of social interaction and leisure activities for their students. As such, we offer social spaces such as cafeterias, common rooms, and outdoor areas. Additionally, we have recreational facilities such as gyms, MUGA, and sensory gardens.
Support services
We offer a range of support services to meet the individual needs of their students. This includes support from learning assistants, educational psychologists, counsellors, and speech and language therapists. We also provide support with personal care and independent living skills.
Accessible facilities:
Ascent College is designed to be fully accessible to students with disabilities or mobility impairments. This includes wheelchair accessibility, adapted toilets, lifts, and ramps.
Ascent College aims to provide a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for our students to learn, socialize, and develop new skills. The facilities and resources available are designed to meet the unique needs of each student and help them achieve their full potential.
Facilities
Specialist College celebrates student achievements with awards evening extravaganza
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, recently held its annual Aspire Evening, bringing together students, staff, parents, and community partners to celebrate student achievements. The end-of-year celebration took place at the Mercure Hotel...
Specialist college launch community autism advice forums to help families
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, has announced a new initiative to support parents and carers as their child progresses into adulthood. The Ascent Autism Advice Forums, developed in-house by head of adult services Julliet Doherty, employer...
Specialist college named finalists in the Northern Cultural Education Awards
Ascent Autism Specialist College, Newton-le-Willows, has been shortlisted for a Northern Cultural Education Award. The awards aim to shine a light on best practice, innovation and activism in the field of creative and cultural education across the North of England....
Specialist college launch ‘Hubway’ project
Ascent Autism Specialist College, Newton-le-Willows, has launched the ‘Hubway’ project, an initiative run by two students, Will and Tarran, to help them develop entrepreneurial skills and support them to integrate socially with their peers from the college’s main...
Ascent College leader shortlisted for prestigious TES Schools Awards
Julliet Doherty, head of adult services at Ascent Autism Specialist College in Newton-le-Willows, has been named as one of only four finalists in the Specialist Provision School Leader of the Year Award at the TES Schools Awards. The national awards celebrate and...
Specialist college welcomes the local community for spring fayre extravaganza
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, recently celebrated the beginning of a new season with its annual spring fayre. The spring fayre, which took place on the college grounds, welcomed students, staff, parents/carers and the local community to...
Ascent Autism Specialist College celebrate Neurodiversity Week with a jam-packed schedule of activities
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, recently participated in Neurodiversity Celebration Week from Monday, 18 March to Friday, 22 March. The college, which provides specialist education to autistic individuals aged 16 to 25, is committed to...
Finalists in the Liverpool City Region Culture & Creativity Awards
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards at the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Culture & Creativity Awards 2024. The shortlist, which was announced earlier today, revealed that the college had been...
Breaking down barriers with employer-focused autism awareness training
Ascent Autism Specialist College, based in Newton-le-Willows, is helping employers break down barriers to work for autistic individuals with employer-focused autism awareness training. On Thursday, 9 November, Ascent College staff and student, Alicia, visited a...
Ascent Autism Specialist College teaching assistant receives national award
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...