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Celebrating Creativity: Kirklees Learners Collaborate with Yorkshire Youth & Music for an End-of-term Showcase

Celebrating Creativity: Kirklees Learners Collaborate with Yorkshire Youth & Music for an End-of-term Showcase

In a vibrant celebration of creativity and teamwork, learners at Kirklees Pivot Academy came together with Yorkshire Youth and Music to produce a memorable end-of-term celebration that resonated with rhythm, energy and pride. Yorkshire Youth & Music have been delivering music activities at PIVOT 6 since 2023, thanks to support with funding from Creative Minds […]

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Because Children Deserve Better, We Provide The Best

Because Children Deserve Better, We Provide The Best

Congratulations to all of our learners on their exam results

Congratulations to all of our learners on their exam results

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Because children deserve better.

A shout-out this week to PCAN, the Kirklees parent A shout-out this week to PCAN, the Kirklees parent carer forum run entirely by parents and carers of children with additional needs.

PCAN does something vital: it gives families a collective voice in the design and delivery of local SEND services. It is free to join, meets regularly, and connects parents who might otherwise feel completely alone navigating a complex system.

If you are a parent or carer of a child with additional needs in Kirklees, PCAN is worth knowing about.

👉 Find them at kirkleeslocaloffer.org.uk or search PCAN Kirklees on Facebook.

At Pivot, we know that the families around our learners need support too. Building a stronger community of parents is good for everyone. 💛

#PCAN #Kirklees #SEND #ParentCarers #Community #PivotGroup #WestYorkshire
#PCAN #Kirklees #SEND #ParentCarers #PivotGroup
"A place of hope, growth, and discovery." 🧡 That' "A place of hope, growth, and discovery." 🧡

That's how Empower International Academy in Uganda describes itself, and we couldn't think of a school more aligned with what we believe in at Pivot.

We recently sent a donation of art supplies over to their students in Nswanjere, and these photos made our whole week. 🎨

Cambridge iGCSEs. An extra-curricular programme so rich that every student talks about their 'passions'. A belief that young people thrive when they're given the space to explore what lights them up.

A long way from our academies in the UK, but the philosophy couldn't be closer.

Thank you to @empowerinternationalacademy for the warm welcome, and to our friend Keira for carrying our small contribution across.

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#PivotAcademy #Education #Uganda #EmpowerInternationalAcademy #Passions #HopeGrowthDiscovery #SENDEducation #CambridgeCurriculum #SchoolLife #EducationMatters
"It's the place that helped me believe in myself a "It's the place that helped me believe in myself again."

Millie did not expect Pivot to be different. Elsewhere, she had felt unheard.

Within a couple of weeks, something shifted. The staff listened. She felt like she could be herself. She started to enjoy school.

Now she is at college studying animal care. She still drops in to visit.

"I miss the staff. They are amazing."

Good specialist education does not just change outcomes. It leaves a lasting belief in what is possible.
#PivotGroup #SEND #AlumniStories #SpecialistEducation #WestYorkshire
Congratulations to Carers Leeds, who are celebrati Congratulations to Carers Leeds, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year.

30 years of supporting unpaid carers across the city, through advice, befriending, peer support, and advocacy. That's a remarkable amount of quiet, consistent, essential work.

For families supporting a young person with SEND, Carers Leeds can be a lifeline. Their services are free, confidential, and run by people who understand what caring really involves.

Find out more at carersleeds.org.uk 🧡

#CarersLeeds #30Years #Leeds #Carers #SEND #Community #PivotGroup #WestYorkshire
#CarersLeeds #Leeds #Carers #SEND #Community #PivotGroup
The government's 'Every Child Achieving and Thrivi The government's 'Every Child Achieving and Thriving' is the biggest SEND reform in a decade.

For families in Leeds and Kirklees, the key points:
→ Earlier support, before children reach crisis
→ Individual Support Plans for every child in targeted or specialist provision
→ £860m for 50,000 new SEND places in mainstream
→ £200m for specialist teacher training

The consultation closes 18 May. At Pivot, we have spent 10 years building the kind of provision this reform is trying to create. We know what works and we will be sharing that information.

👉 https://consult.education.gov.uk/send-reform/

#SEND #SENDReform #EveryChildAchieving #PivotGroup #Leeds #Kirklees
"I cried when I first visited. I could not believe "I cried when I first visited. I could not believe such a place existed."

Dawn's daughter had struggled with anxiety, OCD and attendance since Year 4. Mainstream had become something to dread, for the child and the whole family. Pivot was not their first choice.

Then they walked through the door.

Now her daughter attends full time, happy and wanting to be there. The change has been, in Dawn's words, "phenomenal."

Specialist education does not just support children. It holds whole families together. That's what we are here for.
#PivotGroup #SEND #SpecialistEducation #FamilySupport #WestYorkshire
Our CEO Michael Smith has written an article in hi Our CEO Michael Smith has written an article in his channel that is really worth a read..

Not a reaction to the SEND White Paper. A response grounded in years running specialist provision,  understanding what the system looks like from the inside.

For 10 years, we have worked with young people the mainstream system could not reach. Children who arrived carrying the weight of being treated as a problem, not a person. Who, with the right environment and the right people around them, went on to achieve things nobody expected.

The White Paper makes commitments. Some are the right ones. 
Michael puts it better than any other post could. Read his article. Share it if it resonates.

And if you are a parent, commissioner or SENCo who wants to understand what specialist provision actually delivers, we are very happy to talk.

👉 Check out his article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-headlines-uncertain-everything-else-michael-smith-tqlie/

#SEND #SENDReform #SpecialistProvision #IndependentProviders #PivotGroup #WestYorkshire
🌼 Wishing our Pivot community a happy Easter 🌼 As 🌼 Wishing our Pivot community a happy Easter 🌼

As we head into the Easter break, we want to thank our learners, families and staff for the energy, commitment and resilience shown this term.

Every small step forward matters.
Every effort counts.
Every young person deserves belief and opportunity.

We hope the break brings rest, reflection and a little bit of chocolate too.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back ready for the next chapter.

#PivotLife #Easter #AlternativeProvision #SEND #EducationWithPurpose #Community #Confidence
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