Specialist education services
Regent College is an independent specialist day college providing further education for young people with learning disabilities/difficulties. Based in the heart of Stoke-on-Trent, the ethos of the college is providing learning in practical and real-life settings, with a great deal of skills development taking place in the workplace and in the local community.
The college offers a wide range of bespoke study programmes, providing both accredited and non-accredited learning opportunities. Regent is committed to developing independence through communication, vocational, social and life skills, for young people aged between 16 and 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan.
Regent College offers expertise in meeting the needs of learners with a wide range of abilities including:
- Moderate/Severe learning difficulties
- Communication difficulties
- Challenging behaviour
- Autistic spectrum conditions
The curriculum gives learners the opportunity to:
- Take part in community learning
- Volunteer in their local community
- Develop their employability skills in work placements
- Improve communication skills with specialist support
- Develop functional skills
- Develop travel training skills
- Access a wide range of social, sporting, and health and wellbeing sessions
The college’s education team includes:
- Highly qualified tutors
- Registered nurse
- Specialist Speech and language therapist
- Speech and language therapy assistants
- Senior learning support workers
- Rebound therapy coaches
- Holistic therapy practitioners
- Specialist sports coaches
- Transition Link Worker
- Work experience Link Workers
- Learning support practitioners
16-19 Tuition Fund Statement 2020-2021
The 16-19 Tuition Fund has been made available by the Education Skills Funding Agency to support learners who have had their learning affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The purpose of our statement is to set out how Regent College will use the above funding to support learners where learning was disrupted in 2020/2021 due to coronavirus.