I visited Glasshouse College as a guest at its leavers’ ceremony along with Deputy Mayor Pete Lee. The college educates children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, including a focus on finding work.
I also took time to chat to the principal Alex Griffin and look at some of the items that students made.
Many thanks to the college for inviting me to its brilliant leavers’ ceremony, I was blown away by the standard of the students’ work and the speeches made by staff and the young people.
The college undertakes important work in our community and those who leave go on to achieve a great deal.
Glasshouse College is run by the Ruskin Mill Trust. It specialises in teaching people aged 16-25 with autism and other learning difficulties.
On the site of the former Royal Dalton Glassworks, it also has craft workshops, cafes, theatres and a heritage centre attached for community use.
In addition, there are 46 acres of woodland and farmland that offer farming, animal care, forge work and greenwood work activities.
