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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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ADHD Awareness Month: Why Awareness is Key to understanding and supporting Individuals with ADHD

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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.

Thanks to Dale Pickles and The SENDcast for having Thanks to Dale Pickles and The SENDcast for having Michael and Kathryn on to talk specialist/mainstream partnership and our 2030 Charter. 
Episode out in November — watch this space. 
https://thesendcast.com/sendcast-podcast/

#SEND #SENDcast #SpecialistEducation #Inclusion #EHCP #Yorkshire #PivotAcademy #SENDeducation
Like schools across the country, we're celebrating Like schools across the country, we're celebrating GCSE results. But if you ask us, that's only ever been half the story.

Long before any of us were thinking about exam results, our parents were fighting daily, exhausting battles just to get their children into a place of security, safety and nurturing. The school run. The years spent searching for somewhere that would simply understand their child.

We stand with our parents. Today, and every day. 

#PivotLeeds #GCSEResults2026
63 GCSE grades. 9 of them at the very top of the s 63 GCSE grades. 9 of them at the very top of the scale, 7–9. Every one earned by a young person who was told, somewhere along the way, that this might not be for them. 

Ask any parent what mattered most and they'll tell you the same thing first: their child finally felt safe. Today proves you don't have to choose between safe and ambitious. 

So proud of every one of you. 

#PivotLeeds #GCSEResults2026
We were proud to welcome the Prime Minister to Piv We were proud to welcome the Prime Minister to Pivot Kirklees on GCSE Results Day. 

Mr Burnham was touring locations in West Yorkshire alongside Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle and Bradford West MP Naz Shah and caught up with our team at Grange Interlink Community Centre.

The PM met with staff, celebrated our students' outstanding achievements, and toured our new provision. It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the dedication of our team and the success of our learners. 

Congratulations to all our students on their brilliant results! 

#GCSEResultsDay #PivotKirklees #ProudToBePivot
Ten years ago, Pivot opened its doors for the firs Ten years ago, Pivot opened its doors for the first time. 

One school. One belief: Children Deserve Better.

Today we operate across seven sites. We support hundreds of young people across West Yorkshire and Humberside, who need specialist, community-connected education. We have welcomed learners who arrived exhausted, anxious, and carrying the weight of experiences in settings that couldn't reach them, and watched them leave with qualifications, confidence, and a belief in what they're capable of.

Ten years of staff who stayed, grew and built their careers here. Ten years of families who trusted us with the young people they love most. Ten years of commissioners who believed the model worked.

We are proud of every single year. And we are only just getting started.

Our Pivot 2030 Charter sets out where the next ten years will take us. More very soon.
The fifth commitment in our Pivot 2030 Charter is The fifth commitment in our Pivot 2030 Charter is Sustainability. 

For us, that means building a model designed to last — in the way we work, the way we grow, and the environments we create for our learners.

It means investing in spaces that do more than house learning. Outdoor gyms where movement becomes part of the day. Gardens and green areas where a walk outside isn't a treat, it's a strategy. Great outdoor activities, cooking, camping and exploring. Calm, warm interiors where the environment itself lowers anxiety before a word is spoken.

The government's new guidance on dedicated teaching and support spaces for children with SEND — published this summer — puts this thinking at the centre of national policy.

At Pivot, it's been at the centre of ours for ten years.

Sustainability isn't just about the planet. It's about building something that endures — for learners, for staff, and for the communities we serve. 

#PivotGroup #Pivot2030 #Sustainability #TherapeuticEnvironment #SEND #OutdoorLearning #WestYorkshire #InclusiveSpaces #SpecialistEducation
The summer holidays are in full swing. For many The summer holidays are in full swing. 

For many families, this is a wonderful time. For some, it can be a more complicated stretch,  particularly when the routine and structure that the school day provides is suddenly gone.

If you're a family looking for a little extra support this summer, here are some useful starting points across West Yorkshire:

🌿 Leeds Local Offer — leedslocaloffer.org.uk
🌿 Kirklees Local Offer — kirkleeslocaloffer.org.uk
📞 Carers Leeds — 0113 380 4300
📞 Carers Count Kirklees — 01924 450 621

And a reminder that children aged 5–15 can travel free on buses across England throughout August — worth knowing if you're planning days out this month.

We'll be back in September with some very exciting news. In the meantime, take good care. 

#PivotGroup #SummerHolidays #WestYorkshire #Families #Community #LocalOffer #Leeds #Kirklees
"For the first time, it feels like everything is g "For the first time, it feels like everything is going to be okay."

Dawn's daughter had been out of education for years before she found Pivot. Anxiety high, attendance low, school something to fear. Dawn cried in the car park on her first visit because she couldn't believe a place like Pivot existed.

Today, her daughter attends full time. She is happy. She wants to be there.

Over the past four weeks we have walked through the five commitments of the Pivot 2030 Charter — People, Places, Progress, Partnerships, Sustainability. Each one matters in its own right. Together, they make Dawn's sentence possible.

The Charter exists because of families like hers. Read it. Hold us to it. Tell us where we should be better — and please tell us if you, or a family you know, would benefit from a conversation about Pivot.

Because children deserve better. Not as a slogan. As a daily practice.
Read the Charter: https://pivot-group.uk/pivot-2030-charter/
#PivotGroup #2030Charter #BecauseChildrenDeserveBetter
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