Our Impact
With around 30 students on roll at any one time, attending 1 or 2 days/week, Longlands can be:
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short term placement before returning to school
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alternative provision over a longer period
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one day/week at Longlands can enable students to cope better with a school environment
Attendance
Many of our students are school refusers, at risk of exclusion, or already excluded from mainstream schools.
Student attendance at Longlands is 88%
2022-2023 figures
Qualifications
Students aged 14+ who are with us for more than 8 weeks can be entered for City & Guilds qualifications in Land-based Studies and/or Work-based Horse Care.
In 2022-23 we saw 100% pass rate:
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7 students achieved Level 1 Award
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6 students achieved Level 1 Certificate
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1 student achieved Level 1 Diploma
Younger students and those not enrolled for C&G are entered for AQA awards in animal care, horticulture, cooking, construction or mechanics.
15 students achieved a total of 112 awards between them, including:
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All students complete the AQA Health & Safety unit.
Mental Health
About a third of our intake would benefit from mental health intervention, some of them urgently. We now have two specialist therapeutic practitioners, for working one-to-one with students' specific issues.
Referrers, families and staff all report significant improvement from these interventions.
For 2023-24 we are applying the ‘Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire’ (SDQ) to track progress more rigorously.
Longer Term Impact
Some of our students stay in touch. You can read their stories here:
“Life changing differences to the lives of vulnerable children.”
Maddie Burton, Senior Lecturer
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Student A, year 11, had very poor school attendance and was very unsettled when there. During 2022-23 his attendance at Longlands has been almost 100%. He is now studying English, Maths and Level 1 Certificate in Land-based Studies, and is a role model for younger students.
Student B, year 11, is on the autistic spectrum and was a school refuser, not attending high school at all. During 2022-23 her attendance with us was 100%, and she achieved the Level 1 Award and Certificate. She has now moved to a registered school provider for 4 days/week, retaining 1 day/ week at Longlands.
"We can see the positive impact that Longlands has."
"Never under-estimate the impact you have on these young people and their whole families."
Student's mother, Summer 2024