Future First

FutureFirst.org.uk

Helps state schools and colleges to build thriving alumni communities. Former students can have a transformative effect on young people’s confidence, motivation and skills. Having grown up in the same area and having had some of the same teachers, former students can be ideal career role models as they are instantly relatable.

Research (undertaken by the charity Education and Employers) shows that more encounters with employers while at school means young people are significantly less likely to be unemployed and will earn up to 18% more. An alumni community provides students with access to a network of role models in a wide variety careers and courses. Alumni will return to schools to share experiences and insights into the world of work, training and education after school. This may include supporting decision-making at important transition points. They might give help with interviews or the UCAS process, for example. Many alumni return to give careers talks to small groups or assemblies and this inspires students to work harder and aim higher. Alumni are also able to offer a range of work shadowing opportunities. Alumni create a community of volunteers for a range of activities from school governors to fundraising.

As students leave each year, they too sign up to the alumni network and return to inspire students in their old seats. This allows students, as recent leavers, to stay connected to the school and access support once they’ve left. By volunteering to inspire the next generation, these students can improve their CVs, access references from teachers and continue to be part of a network of support for years to come.

See http://www.futurefirst.org.uk/ or get in touch on info@futurefirst.org.uk.

Schools they work with

School	Town	Postcode	Description
City of London Academy (Southwark)	London	SE1 5LA	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Peckham	London	SE15 5DZ	Building an alumni community
Capital City Academy	London	NW10 3ST	Building an alumni community
London Academy	Edgware	HA8 8DE	Building an alumni community
Northampton Academy	Northampton	NN3 8NH	Building an alumni community
Lambeth Academy	London	SW4 9ET	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy South Norwood	London	SE25 6AE	Building an alumni community
Havelock Academy	Grimsby	DN32 8JH	Building an alumni community
The Leigh Academy	Dartford	DA1 1QE	Building an alumni community
Harris City Academy Crystal Palace	London	SE19 2JH	Building an alumni community
Brooke Weston Academy	Great Oakley	NN18 8LA	Building an alumni community
North Oxfordshire Academy	Banbury	OX16 0UD	Building an alumni community
LTE Group	Manchester	M11 2WH	Building an alumni community
Richard Rose Morton Academy	Carlisle	CA2 6LB	Building an alumni community
Richard Rose Central Academy	Carlisle	CA1 1LY	Building an alumni community
Longfield Academy	Longfield	DA3 7PH	Building an alumni community
Accrington Academy	Accrington	BB5 4FF	Building an alumni community
Maltings Academy	Witham	CM8 1EP	Building an alumni community
Oasis Academy Brightstowe	Bristol	BS11 0EB	Building an alumni community
The Oxford Academy	Oxford	OX4 6JZ	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Falconwood	Welling	DA16 2PE	Building an alumni community
Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey	Minster-on-Sea	ME12 3JQ	Building an alumni community
Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich	London	SE22 0AT	Building an alumni community
The City Academy, Hackney	London	E9 6EA	Building an alumni community
Heartlands High School	London	N22 7ST	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Purley	South Croydon	CR2 6DT	Building an alumni community
Shoreham Academy	Shoreham-by-Sea	BN43 6YT	Building an alumni community
Shirebrook Academy	Mansfield	NG20 8QF	Building an alumni community
Skinners' Academy	London	N4 1SY	Building an alumni community
North Shore Academy	Stockton-on-Tees	TS20 2AY	Building an alumni community
Marine Academy Plymouth	Plymouth	PL5 2AF	Building an alumni community
Malcolm Arnold Academy	Northampton	NN2 6JW	Building an alumni community
The Thetford Academy	Thetford	IP24 1LH	Building an alumni community
Wilmington Academy	Wilmington	DA2 7DR	Building an alumni community
Brine Leas School	Nantwich	CW5 7DY	Building an alumni community
The Giles Academy	Boston	PE22 9LD	Building an alumni community
Holyrood Academy	Chard	TA20 1JL	Building an alumni community
The Charter School	London	SE24 9JH	Building an alumni community
The Canterbury Academy	Canterbury	CT2 8QA	Building an alumni community
Ashmole Academy	London	N14 5RJ	Building an alumni community
Kingsmead School	Enfield	EN1 1YQ	Building an alumni community
Fort Pitt Grammar School	Chatham	ME4 6TJ	Building an alumni community
Regent High School	London	NW1 1RX	Building an alumni community
Highworth Grammar School	Ashford	TN24 8UD	Building an alumni community
Hampstead School	London	NW2 3RT	Building an alumni community
Bodmin College	Bodmin	PL31 1DD	Building an alumni community
Maria Fidelis Roman Catholic Convent School FCJ	London	NW1 1TA	Building an alumni community
Churston Ferrers Grammar School	Brixham	TQ5 0LN	Building an alumni community
William Ellis School	London	NW5 1RN	Building an alumni community
Ninestiles, an Academy	Birmingham	B27 7QG	Building an alumni community
Stationers' Crown Woods Academy	London	SE9 2PT	Building an alumni community
Southend High School for Girls	Southend-on-Sea	SS2 4UZ	Building an alumni community
Haggerston School	London	E2 8LS	Building an alumni community
Charles Read Academy	Grantham	NG33 4NT	Building an alumni community
Stoke Newington School and Sixth Form	London	N16 9EX	Building an alumni community
Sale Grammar School	Sale	M33 3NH	Building an alumni community
Our Lady's Convent Roman Catholic High School	London	N16 5AF	Building an alumni community
Haydon School	Pinner	HA5 2LX	Building an alumni community
The Urswick School - A Church of England Secondary School	London	E9 6NR	Building an alumni community
Newquay Tretherras	Newquay	TR7 3BH	Building an alumni community
Cardinal Pole Catholic School	London	E9 6LG	Building an alumni community
Glyn School	Epsom	KT17 1NB	Building an alumni community
The Hurlingham Academy	London	SW6 3ED	Building an alumni community
Lincoln Castle Academy	Lincoln	LN1 3SP	Building an alumni community
Holloway School	London	N7 0JG	Building an alumni community
The Ravensbourne School	Bromley	BR2 9EH	Building an alumni community
Lilian Baylis Technology School	London	SE11 5QY	Building an alumni community
Charles Darwin School	Westerham	TN16 3AU	Building an alumni community
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School	London	SW12 0AB	Building an alumni community
Newstead Wood School	Orpington	BR6 9SA	Building an alumni community
Conisborough College	London	SE6 2SE	Building an alumni community
Hele's School	Plymouth	PL7 4LT	Building an alumni community
St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School	London	SE1 4AN	Building an alumni community
Penair School	Truro	TR1 1TN	Building an alumni community
Notre Dame Roman Catholic Girls' School	London	SE1 6EX	Building an alumni community
Corfe Hills School	Broadstone	BH18 9BG	Building an alumni community
Langdon Park Community School	London	E14 0RZ	Building an alumni community
Saltash.net community school	Saltash	PL12 4AY	Building an alumni community
Morpeth School	London	E2 0PX	Building an alumni community
The Brittons Academy	Rainham	RM13 7BB	Building an alumni community
St Paul's Way Trust School	London	E3 4FT	Building an alumni community
Kings Norton Girls' School	Birmingham	B30 1HW	Building an alumni community
Swanlea School	London	E1 5DJ	Building an alumni community
Callington Community College	Callington	PL17 7DR	Building an alumni community
George Green's School	London	E14 3DW	Building an alumni community
The Coopers' Company and Coborn School	Upminster	RM14 3HS	Building an alumni community
Ernest Bevin College	London	SW17 7DF	Building an alumni community
William de Ferrers School	Chelmsford	CM3 5JU	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Battersea	London	SW11 5AP	Building an alumni community
Rickmansworth School	Rickmansworth	WD3 3AQ	Building an alumni community
The Grey Coat Hospital	London	SW1P 2DY	Building an alumni community
The John Warner School	Hoddesdon	EN11 0QF	Building an alumni community
Barking Abbey School, A Specialist Sports and Humanities College	Barking	IG11 9AG	Building an alumni community
Pool Academy	Redruth	TR15 3PZ	Building an alumni community
Eastbrook School	Dagenham	RM10 7UR	Building an alumni community
Archbishop Holgate's School, A Church of England Academy	York	YO10 5ZA	Building an alumni community
Eastbury Community School	Barking	IG11 9UW	Building an alumni community
Davenant Foundation School	Loughton	IG10 2LD	Building an alumni community
Robert Clack School	Dagenham	RM8 1JU	Building an alumni community
Uppingham Community College	Uppingham	LE15 9TJ	Building an alumni community
Friern Barnet School	London	N11 3LS	Building an alumni community
Swakeleys School for Girls	Uxbridge	UB10 0EJ	Building an alumni community
St James' Catholic High School	London	NW9 5PE	Building an alumni community
King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford	Chelmsford	CM1 3SX	Building an alumni community
Preston Manor School	Wembley	HA9 8NA	Building an alumni community
Bohunt School	Liphook	GU30 7NY	Building an alumni community
Brentside High School	London	W7 1JJ	Building an alumni community
Ringwood School Academy	Ringwood	BH24 1SE	Building an alumni community
Greenford High School	Southall	UB1 2GU	Building an alumni community
Lipson Co-operative Academy	Plymouth	PL4 7PG	Building an alumni community
The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls	London	W3 0HW	Building an alumni community
Brampton Manor Academy	London	E6 3SQ	Building an alumni community
Winchmore School	London	N21 3HS	Building an alumni community
The Mirfield Free Grammar and Sixth Form	Mirfield	WF14 9EZ	Building an alumni community
Southgate School	Barnet	EN4 0BL	Building an alumni community
Rossington All Saints Academy	Doncaster	DN11 0BZ	Building an alumni community
Chace Community School	Enfield	EN1 3HQ	Building an alumni community
The Hermitage Academy	Chester le Street	DH2 3AD	Building an alumni community
Whitmore High School	Harrow	HA2 0AD	Building an alumni community
Aston Academy	Sheffield	S26 4SF	Building an alumni community
The Sacred Heart Language College	Harrow	HA3 7AY	Building an alumni community
West Hatch High School	Chigwell	IG7 5BT	Building an alumni community
Sanders School	Hornchurch	RM12 6RT	Building an alumni community
Uxbridge High School	Uxbridge	UB8 2PR	Building an alumni community
Bower Park Academy	Romford	RM1 4YY	Building an alumni community
Sawston Village College	Cambridge	CB22 3BP	Building an alumni community
Kingsley Academy	Hounslow	TW3 1NE	Building an alumni community
Queen Mary's High School	Walsall	WS4 2AE	Building an alumni community
Brentford School for Girls	Brentford	TW8 0PG	Building an alumni community
The Kings of Wessex Academy	Cheddar	BS27 3AQ	Building an alumni community
The Heathland School	Hounslow	TW4 5JD	Building an alumni community
Carshalton High School for Girls	Carshalton	SM5 2QX	Building an alumni community
Lister Community School	London	E13 9AE	Building an alumni community
Greenshaw High School	Sutton	SM1 3DY	Building an alumni community
Plashet School	London	E6 1DG	Building an alumni community
Ansford Academy	Castle Cary	BA7 7JJ	Building an alumni community
Eastlea Community School	London	E16 4NP	Building an alumni community
Whitley Academy	Coventry	CV3 4BD	Building an alumni community
Sarah Bonnell School	London	E15 4LP	Building an alumni community
Mascalls Academy	Tonbridge	TN12 6LT	Building an alumni community
Woodford County High School	Woodford Green	IG8 9LA	Building an alumni community
Penryn College	Penryn	TR10 8PZ	Building an alumni community
Loxford School	Ilford	IG1 2UT	Building an alumni community
Gable Hall School	Stanford-le-Hope	SS17 8JT	Building an alumni community
Woodbridge High School	Woodford Green	IG8 7DQ	Building an alumni community
Gordano School	Bristol	BS20 7QR	Building an alumni community
Grey Court School	Richmond	TW10 7HN	Building an alumni community
Mounts Bay Academy	Penzance	TR18 3JT	Building an alumni community
Waldegrave School	Twickenham	TW2 5LH	Building an alumni community
Queens' School	Bushey	WD23 2TY	Building an alumni community
Buxton School	London	E11 3NT	Building an alumni community
Chestnut Grove School	London	SW12 8JZ	Building an alumni community
Washwood Heath Academy	Birmingham	B8 2AS	Building an alumni community
St Clement Danes School	Rickmansworth	WD3 6EW	Building an alumni community
Greenwood Academy	Birmingham	B35 7NL	Building an alumni community
Great Baddow High School	Chelmsford	CM2 9RZ	Building an alumni community
Swanshurst School	Birmingham	B13 0TW	Building an alumni community
Myton School	Warwick	CV34 6PJ	Building an alumni community
President Kennedy School Academy	Coventry	CV6 4GL	Building an alumni community
Crispin School Academy	Street	BA16 0AD	Building an alumni community
Smith's Wood Sports College	Birmingham	B36 0UE	Building an alumni community
Woodrush Community High School	Wythall	B47 5JW	Building an alumni community
Bellerive FCJ Catholic College	Liverpool	L17 3AA	Building an alumni community
Park View School	Chester le Street	DH3 3QA	Building an alumni community
St Mary's Catholic College, A Voluntary Academy	Wallasey	CH45 3LN	Building an alumni community
Southfield School for Girls	Kettering	NN15 6HE	Building an alumni community
St Joseph's RC High School and Sports College	Bolton	BL6 6HW	Building an alumni community
The Marches School	Oswestry	SY11 2AR	Building an alumni community
St James's Church of England High School	Bolton	BL4 9RU	Building an alumni community
Churchill Academy	Winscombe	BS25 5QN	Building an alumni community
Parrs Wood High School	Manchester	M20 5PG	Building an alumni community
Freman College	Buntingford	SG9 9BT	Building an alumni community
Newall Green High School	Manchester	M23 2SX	Building an alumni community
Rivers Academy West London	Feltham	TW14 9PE	Building an alumni community
Dinnington High School	Sheffield	S25 2NZ	Building an alumni community
Nower Hill High School	Pinner	HA5 5RP	Building an alumni community
King Ecgbert School	Sheffield	S17 3QU	Building an alumni community
Holyhead School	Birmingham	B21 0HN	Building an alumni community
Tapton School	Sheffield	S10 5RG	Building an alumni community
Verulam School	St Albans	AL1 4PR	Building an alumni community
Ecclesfield School	Sheffield	S35 9WD	Building an alumni community
King Edward VI Handsworth School	Birmingham	B21 9AR	Building an alumni community
Meadowhead School Academy Trust	Sheffield	S8 8BR	Building an alumni community
St Laurence School	Bradford-on-Avon	BA15 1DZ	Building an alumni community
Colne Valley High School	Huddersfield	HD7 5SP	Building an alumni community
Portslade Aldridge Community Academy	Brighton	BN41 2WS	Building an alumni community
Lawnswood School	Leeds	LS16 5AG	Building an alumni community
Abbey Grange Church of England Academy	Leeds	LS16 5EA	Building an alumni community
Thorp Academy	Ryton	NE40 3AH	Building an alumni community
Campion School	Northampton	NN7 3QG	Building an alumni community
Kenton School	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	NE3 3RU	Building an alumni community
Dunraven School	London	SW16 2QB	Building an alumni community
Heaton Manor School	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	NE7 7DP	Building an alumni community
Enfield Grammar School	Enfield	EN2 6LN	Building an alumni community
Churchill Community College	Wallsend	NE28 7TN	Building an alumni community
Hillview School for Girls	Tonbridge	TN9 2HE	Building an alumni community
Mortimer Community College	South Shields	NE33 4UG	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Beckenham	Beckenham	BR3 3SJ	Building an alumni community
St Aidan's Catholic Academy	Sunderland	SR2 7HJ	Building an alumni community
Wyvern Academy	Darlington	DL3 9SH	Building an alumni community
The Castle School	Bristol	BS35 1HT	Building an alumni community
Bexleyheath Academy	Bexleyheath	DA6 7DA	Building an alumni community
Ralph Allen School	Bath	BA2 7AD	Building an alumni community
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College	Swindon	SN4 9DJ	Building an alumni community
Challney High School for Girls	Luton	LU4 9FJ	Building an alumni community
The Thomas Hardye School	Dorchester	DT1 2ET	Building an alumni community
Biddenham International School and Sports College	Bedford	MK40 4AZ	Building an alumni community
Coombeshead Academy	Newton Abbot	TQ12 1PT	Building an alumni community
Ashcroft High School	Luton	LU2 9AG	Building an alumni community
Tendring Technology College	Frinton-on-Sea	CO13 0AZ	Building an alumni community
Stopsley High School	Luton	LU2 7UX	Building an alumni community
Hall Mead School	Upminster	RM14 1SF	Building an alumni community
John O'gaunt School	Hungerford	RG17 0AN	Building an alumni community
Canons High School	Edgware	HA8 6AN	Building an alumni community
Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School	Reading	RG30 3EP	Building an alumni community
Humberston Academy	Grimsby	DN36 4TF	Building an alumni community
Ken Stimpson Community School	Peterborough	PE4 6JT	Building an alumni community
Hatch End High School	Harrow	HA3 6NR	Building an alumni community
Neston High School	Neston	CH64 9NH	Building an alumni community
Tor Bridge High	Plymouth	PL6 8UN	Building an alumni community
Culcheth High School	Warrington	WA3 5HH	Building an alumni community
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls	Altrincham	WA14 2NL	Building an alumni community
Dyke House Sports and Technology College	Hartlepool	TS24 8NQ	Building an alumni community
Priory Community School	Weston-Super-Mare	BS22 6BP	Building an alumni community
Outwood Academy Redcar	Redcar	TS10 4AB	Building an alumni community
St Ivo School	St Ives	PE27 6RR	Building an alumni community
Treviglas Community College	Newquay	TR7 3JA	Building an alumni community
Sexey's School	Bruton	BA10 0DF	Building an alumni community
Helston Community College	Helston	TR13 8NR	Building an alumni community
Oaklands Catholic School	Waterlooville	PO7 7BW	Building an alumni community
Brannel School	St Austell	PL26 7RN	Building an alumni community
The St Marylebone C of E School	London	W1U 5BA	Building an alumni community
Redruth School	Redruth	TR15 1TA	Building an alumni community
Hassenbrook Academy	Stanford-le-Hope	SS17 0NS	Building an alumni community
Richard Lander School	Truro	TR3 6LT	Building an alumni community
Bishop Ramsey Church of England School	Ruislip	HA4 8EE	Building an alumni community
Mullion School	Helston	TR12 7EB	Building an alumni community
Lawn Manor Academy	Swindon	SN3 1ER	Building an alumni community
Liskeard School and Community College	Liskeard	PL14 3EA	Building an alumni community
Warden Park School	Haywards Heath	RH17 5DP	Building an alumni community
St Ives School	St Ives	TR26 2BB	Building an alumni community
Cotham School	Bristol	BS6 6DT	Building an alumni community
Humphry Davy School	Penzance	TR18 2TG	Building an alumni community
Clapton Girls' Academy	London	E5 0RB	Building an alumni community
Cockermouth School	Cockermouth	CA13 9HF	Building an alumni community
Fred Longworth High School	Manchester	M29 8JN	Building an alumni community
Tibshelf Community School	Alfreton	DE55 5LZ	Building an alumni community
St Clere's School	Stanford-le-Hope	SS17 0NW	Building an alumni community
Derby Moor Academy	Derby	DE23 2FS	Building an alumni community
Cedars Upper School	Leighton Buzzard	LU7 2AE	Building an alumni community
Littleover Community School	Derby	DE23 4BZ	Building an alumni community
Hinchingbrooke School	Huntingdon	PE29 3BN	Building an alumni community
St Thomas More Catholic School Buxton	Buxton	SK17 6AF	Building an alumni community
Alexandra Park School	London	N11 2AZ	Building an alumni community
Noel-Baker Academy	Derby	DE24 0BR	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Chafford Hundred	Grays	RM16 6SA	Building an alumni community
The Pingle Academy	Swadlincote	DE11 0QA	Building an alumni community
Moulton School and Science College	Northampton	NN3 7SD	Building an alumni community
Axe Valley Academy	Axminster	EX13 5EA	Building an alumni community
Vyners School	Uxbridge	UB10 8AB	Building an alumni community
Cullompton Community College	Cullompton	EX15 1DX	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy St John's Wood	London	NW8 0NL	Building an alumni community
West Exe School	Exeter	EX2 9JU	Building an alumni community
Kingsbury High School	London	NW9 9JR	Building an alumni community
St James School	Exeter	EX4 8NN	Building an alumni community
The King Edward VI Academy	Morpeth	NE61 1DN	Building an alumni community
The Park Community School	Barnstaple	EX32 9AX	Building an alumni community
Townley Grammar School	Bexleyheath	DA6 7AB	Building an alumni community
Torquay Academy	Torquay	TQ2 7NU	Building an alumni community
Denefield School	Reading	RG31 6XY	Building an alumni community
Paignton Community and Sports Academy	Paignton	TQ3 3WA	Building an alumni community
The Regis School	West Sussex	PO21 5LH	Building an alumni community
Sir John Hunt Community Sports College	Plymouth	PL5 4AA	Building an alumni community
Plume School	Maldon	CM9 6AB	Building an alumni community
Okehampton College	Okehampton	EX20 1PW	Building an alumni community
Bluecoat Academy	Nottingham	NG8 5GY	Building an alumni community
Tiverton High School	Tiverton	EX16 6SQ	Building an alumni community
Colchester Royal Grammar School	Colchester	CO3 3ND	Building an alumni community
Beacon Academy	Crowborough	TN6 2AS	Building an alumni community
Weatherhead High School	Wallasey	CH44 3HS	Building an alumni community
Uplands Community College	Wadhurst	TN5 6AZ	Building an alumni community
Impington Village College	Cambridge	CB24 9LX	Building an alumni community
Seahaven Academy	East Sussex	BN9 9JL	Building an alumni community
Looe Community Academy	Looe	PL13 1NQ	Building an alumni community
Ark Helenswood Academy	St Leonards-on-Sea	TN37 7PS	Building an alumni community
Cheadle Hulme High School	Cheadle	SK8 7JY	Building an alumni community
Ark William Parker Academy	Hastings	TN34 2NT	Building an alumni community
Hinchley Wood School	Esher	KT10 0AQ	Building an alumni community
St Richard's Catholic College	Bexhill-on-Sea	TN40 1SE	Building an alumni community
Bushey Meads School	Bushey	WD23 4PA	Building an alumni community
Grays Convent High School	Grays	RM17 5UX	Building an alumni community
The Boswells School	Chelmsford	CM1 6LY	Building an alumni community
Brentwood County High School	Brentwood	CM14 4JF	Building an alumni community
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy	Wellingborough	NN8 4RP	Building an alumni community
Yateley School	Yateley	GU46 6NW	Building an alumni community
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School	Rickmansworth	WD3 1HG	Building an alumni community
Fernhill School	Farnborough	GU14 9BY	Building an alumni community
Prestatyn High School	Denbighshire	LL19 8RS	Building an alumni community
St Anne's Catholic School	Southampton	SO15 2WZ	Building an alumni community
Castell Alun High School	Flintshire	LL12 9PY	Building an alumni community
North Bromsgrove High School	Bromsgrove	B60 1BA	Building an alumni community
Risca Community Comprehensive School	Newport	NP11 6YY	Building an alumni community
South Bromsgrove High	Bromsgrove	B60 3NL	Building an alumni community
Lewis School Pengam	Bargoed	CF81 8LJ	Building an alumni community
Arrow Vale RSA Academy	Redditch	B98 0EN	Building an alumni community
Lewis Girls' Comprehensive School	Ystrad Mynach	CF82 7WW	Building an alumni community
The Nobel School	Stevenage	SG2 0HS	Building an alumni community
Monmouth Comprehensive School	Monmouthshire	NP25 3YT	Building an alumni community
Ashlyns School	Berkhamsted	HP4 3AH	Building an alumni community
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy	Sunderland	SR2 7JN	Building an alumni community
St Simon Stock Catholic School	Maidstone	ME16 0JP	Building an alumni community
The Education Village			Building an alumni community
Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School	Rossendale	BB4 7BJ	Building an alumni community
Haughton Academy	Darlington	DL1 2AN	Building an alumni community
Rushey Mead Academy	Leicester	LE4 7AN	Building an alumni community
Beaumont Hill Academy	Darlington	DL1 2AN	Building an alumni community
Lutterworth College	Lutterworth	LE17 4EW	Building an alumni community
St Angela's Ursuline School	London	E7 8HU	Building an alumni community
The Queen Elizabeth's High School, Gainsborough	Gainsborough	DN21 2ST	Building an alumni community
Harris Federation Post 16	Croydon	CR0 1LH	Building an alumni community
King Edward VI Academy	Spilsby	PE23 5EW	Building an alumni community
Orchard School Bristol	Bristol	BS7 0XZ	Building an alumni community
Skegness Grammar School	Skegness	PE25 2QS	Building an alumni community
St Edmund's Girls' School	Salisbury	SP1 1RD	Building an alumni community
King Edward VI Grammar School	Louth	LN11 9LL	Building an alumni community
Chiltern Edge Community School	Reading	RG4 9LN	Building an alumni community
Framingham Earl High School	Norwich	NR14 7QP	Building an alumni community
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form	Stourbridge	DY8 2XS	Building an alumni community
Aylsham High School	Norwich	NR11 6AN	Building an alumni community
RSA Academy	Tipton	DY4 0BZ	Building an alumni community
Flegg High School	Great Yarmouth	NR29 4QD	Building an alumni community
St Bernard's High School	Westcliff-on-Sea	SS0 7JS	Building an alumni community
Richmond School	Richmond	DL10 7BQ	Building an alumni community
Harris Girls Academy Bromley	Beckenham	BR3 1QR	Building an alumni community
Lodge Park Academy	Corby	NN17 2JH	Building an alumni community
Steyning Grammar School	Steyning	BN44 3RX	Building an alumni community
Wrenn School	Wellingborough	NN8 2DQ	Building an alumni community
St Andrew's Secondary School		G32 6QE	Building an alumni community
The Henry Box School	Witney	OX28 4AX	Building an alumni community
South and City College Birmingham	Birmingham	B5 5SU	Building an alumni community
Wheatley Park School	Oxford	OX33 1QH	Building an alumni community
Sandbach School	Sandbach	CW11 3NS	Building an alumni community
The Cherwell School	Oxford	OX2 7EE	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Greenwich	London	SE9 5EQ	Building an alumni community
John Mason School	Abingdon	OX14 1JB	Building an alumni community
Bishop Challoner Boys' School	London	E1 0LB	Building an alumni community
Matthew Arnold School	Oxford	OX2 9JE	Building an alumni community
Bishop Challoner Girls' School	London	E1 0LB	Building an alumni community
Didcot Girls' School	Didcot	OX11 7AJ	Building an alumni community
Outwood Academy Acklam	Middlesbrough	TS5 7JY	Building an alumni community
Sir John Talbot's Technology College	Whitchurch	SY13 2BY	Building an alumni community
Broadway Academy	Birmingham	B20 3DP	Building an alumni community
Robert Blake Science College	Bridgwater	TA6 6AW	Building an alumni community
Appleton Academy	Bradford	BD12 8AL	Building an alumni community
Chilton Trinity	Bridgwater	TA6 3JA	Building an alumni community
Alec Hunter Academy	Braintree	CM7 3NR	Building an alumni community
Painsley Catholic College	Stoke-on-Trent	ST10 1LH	Building an alumni community
Charnwood College (Upper)	Loughborough	LE11 4SQ	Building an alumni community
Oxted School	Oxted	RH8 0AB	Building an alumni community
Chobham Academy	London	E20 1BD	Building an alumni community
St Peter's Catholic School	Guildford	GU1 2TN	Building an alumni community
Deeside College	Deeside	CH5 4BR	Building an alumni community
St Bede's School	Redhill	RH1 2LQ	Building an alumni community
Wellfield High School	Leyland	PR25 2TP	Building an alumni community
Southam College	Southam	CV47 0JW	Building an alumni community
Saint Michael's Catholic High School	Watford	WD25 0SS	Building an alumni community
Kenilworth School and Sixth Form	Kenilworth	CV8 2DA	Building an alumni community
Lightcliffe Academy	Halifax	HX3 8TL	Building an alumni community
Millais School	Horsham	RH13 5HR	Building an alumni community
The Elmgreen School	London	SE27 9BZ	Building an alumni community
Felpham Community College	Bognor Regis	PO22 8EL	Building an alumni community
William Allitt School	Swadlincote	DE11 0TL	Building an alumni community
The Angmering School	Littlehampton	BN16 4HH	Building an alumni community
Braunton Academy	Braunton	EX33 2BP	Building an alumni community
Durrington High School	Worthing	BN13 1JX	Building an alumni community
Swindon Academy	Swindon	SN2 1JR	Building an alumni community
Oathall Community College	Haywards Heath	RH16 2AQ	Building an alumni community
Glenmoor Academy	Bournemouth	BH10 4EX	Building an alumni community
Downlands Community School	Hassocks	BN6 8LP	Building an alumni community
Oasis Academy Shirley Park	Croydon	CR9 7AL	Building an alumni community
Sackville School	East Grinstead	RH19 3TY	Building an alumni community
Coleg Y Cymoedd	Cardiff	CF15 7QY	Building an alumni community
Worthing High School	Worthing	BN14 7AR	Building an alumni community
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley	Crawley	RH11 8JE	Building an alumni community
Nova Hreod Academy	Swindon	SN2 2NQ	Building an alumni community
Barnet and Southgate College	Barnet	EN5 4AZ	Building an alumni community
Woodhouse College	London	N12 9EY	Building an alumni community
Coulsdon Sixth Form College	Coulsdon	CR5 1YA	Building an alumni community
St Dominic's Sixth Form College	Harrow on the Hill	HA1 3HX	Building an alumni community
Havering Sixth Form College	Hornchurch	RM11 3TB	Building an alumni community
HCUC	Uxbridge	UB8 1NQ	Building an alumni community
Wirral Metropolitan College	Birkenhead	CH41 4NT	Building an alumni community
Thomas Rotherham College			Building an alumni community
St Brendan's Sixth Form College	Bristol	BS4 5RQ	Building an alumni community
Weston College	Weston-Super-Mare	BS23 2AL	Building an alumni community
Hull College	Kingston-upon-Hull	HU1 3DG	Building an alumni community
North Lindsey College	Scunthorpe	DN17 1AJ	Building an alumni community
Cornwall College	St Austell	PL25 4DJ	Building an alumni community
Preston College	Preston	PR2 8UR	Building an alumni community
St Mary's College	Blackburn	BB1 8DX	Building an alumni community
Gateway Sixth Form College	Leicester	LE5 1GA	Building an alumni community
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group	Newcastle-under-Lyme	ST5 2GB	Building an alumni community
Reigate College	Reigate	RH2 0SD	Building an alumni community
Paddington Academy	London	W9 2DR	Building an alumni community
The Petchey Academy	London	E8 2EY	Building an alumni community
Abbey Park School	Swindon	SN25 2ND	Building an alumni community
Westminster Academy	London	W2 5EZ	Building an alumni community
The Bridge Academy	London	E2 8BA	Building an alumni community
Arts and Media School Islington	London	N4 3LS	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Bermondsey	London	SE16 3TZ	Building an alumni community
Park View School	London	N15 3QR	Building an alumni community
Sheffield Park Academy	Sheffield	S2 1SN	Building an alumni community
Harris Academy Merton	Mitcham	CR4 1BP	Building an alumni community
The Royal Docks Community School	London	E16 3HS	Building an alumni community
Saint Cecilia's Church of England School	London	SW18 5JR	Building an alumni community
Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich	London	SE22 0NR	Building an alumni community
Lammas School and Sixth Form	London	E10 7LX	Building an alumni community
Jubilee High School	Addlestone	KT15 1TE	Building an alumni community
Jo Richardson Community School	Dagenham	RM9 4UN	Building an alumni community
Churchmead Church of England (VA) School	Slough	SL3 9JQ	Building an alumni community
The Brooke House Sixth Form College	London	E5 8BP	Building an alumni community
St Gregory the Great Catholic School	Oxford	OX4 3DR	Building an alumni community
Walsall Academy	Walsall	WS3 3LX	Building an alumni community
Jarrow School	Jarrow	NE32 5PR	Building an alumni community
Unity City Academy	Middlesbrough	TS3 8RE	Building an alumni community
Oriel High School	Crawley	RH10 7XW	Building an alumni community

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Some special needs are easy to spot, others are only determined once a child has experienced considerable difficulties, frustrations or social and emotional problems. Over the years, diagnosis of and provision for SEN have improved, but both can still be a minefield. Identifying different kinds of special educational needs Few children fit a condition perfectly – if they do, we tend to say they are a ‘classic’ case. Most will not be straightforward: perhaps a dyslexic with dyspraxia and a touch of ADD, or a child with ASD who also has Down’s syndrome. Just as special needs are hard to…
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