Welcome

Derwen College is committed to promoting, through inclusive learning, the vocational, educational, personal and social development of young people with a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities.

Our aim is to provide further education in its broadest sense, including employability through the teaching of vocational skills and the development of independent living and social competences.  The extended curriculum is designed to support students in their transition towards independence. The promotion of the wider safeguarding agenda ensures that student safety is a priority in all aspects of the curriculum.

We are proud of the high standards that have helped to establish Derwen College as one of the leading specialist colleges in the country, recognised as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted and awarded government Beacon status.

OFSTED Inspection Results: OUTSTANDING

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