Ambitious College A GSG School
- Ambitious College
Clyde Road
Tottenham
London
N15 4FY - Head: Nicola Hawkins
- T 020 3870 8775
- E [email protected]
- W ambitiouscollege.org.uk/
- A special independent school for boys and girls aged from 16 to 25. Type of SEN provision: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Barnet
- Pupils: 39 (31 boys; 8 girls)
- Open days: Check school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
All teaching is aimed at being of practical use and integrated in general learning - filling in forms, working with money, writing invitations to parents. Social enterprises help to ensure pupils’ learning is made practical and given value. A collaboration with the Gate Restaurant gave pupils training in chocolate making and thus chocolate is made at college and sold at the theatre. A Friday staff cafe is run and managed by pupils - taking orders for staff lunches ...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of College
Since 2024 Nicola Hawkins. Joined Ambitious College in 2015 bringing her long experience in developing and managing complex services and teams within a variety of post-16 SEN settings. Holds a Level 5 qualification in leadership and management and is currently undertaking an MSc in positive behaviour support.
Entrance
A college for young adults with autism and complex needs. Pupils must have an autism diagnosis, many are non-verbal, many have occupational therapy needs and most have learning disabilities. They do support pupils with personal care support needs and on medication (but none on a peg feed or needing injections). Depending on the intensity and frequency of challenging behaviours, they may decline a place if the pupil needs access to individual space for large parts of the day or a positive handling approach. ‘This wouldn’t suit...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
|
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
|
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
Y |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
|
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
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