Education
Page updated on: 23/08/2023
Elidyr is a specialist residential college for young people age 18 – 25 with additional learning needs.
Community Connectors – Support to access opportunities within your community if you are over 16 - Early Help Team
Community Connectors are also based around the county of Carmarthenshire and provide support to young people and families to put you in touch with people, groups and activities that are right for you and your family. The service is free.
Our specialist staff are qualified and trained in the education of children with autism and related conditions. We have post graduate qualifications in Special Educational needs, Autism, Applied Behaviour Analysis and Challenging Behaviour and degrees in Behavioural Sciences. We are a team of qualified teachers, teaching assistants and therapists.
Founded in 2017, picturepath has been created in collaboration with autistic individuals, their caregivers, and multiple organisations who are trying to improve their support offering to this audience.
Our goal is to help people with additional support needs to feel safer and more relaxed at home, school or in new environments.
Creating inclusive environments for people with additional needs. Picturepath supports those with additional support needs, such as autism, to thrive at home, in education and through all of life’s experiences.
Also available on the App Store and the Google Play Store
Link to website - Visual Timeline Tool for SEN Children | picturepath (mypicturepath.com)
To get in touch - Contact Us - picturepath (mypicturepath.com)
Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales, offering exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autism and other learning difficulties.
Ruskin Mill Trust’s method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education combines the insights from Rudolf Steiner’s educational inspiration and understanding of human phasic development, and is inspired by the work of John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, through practical activities, performing arts, therapies, culture and social enterprise, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
What we do
Cyfle Cymru Peer Mentors help people to develop confidence, and provide support to access training, qualifications and work experience.
We help people affected by substance misuse and/or mental health conditions to gain the skills necessary to enter the world of work.
We offer:
>>> One-to-one support from a peer mentor
Our peer mentors draw on their own experience of substance misuse, recovery, and/or mental health conditions. They understand what you are going through, and can be with you when you face new experiences. Our expertise in treatment and recovery means you can trust us to help you make the right decisions.
>>> Specialist support and opportunities
> access to qualifications and training
> a chance to give something back to your community
> real-life work experience
> help to search and apply for jobs
> continuing support after you enter work, training or education to help you settle in
Funded by the Welsh Government.
Who do we support
We can support you towards and into work if you:
> are aged 16 to 24 and not in employment, education or training
> are aged 25 or over and long-term unemployed or economically inactive
> live in the Dyfed area
> are in recovery from substance misuse and/or mental health issues
Is there a charge to use this service?
No
Can anyone use this service?
Self or via working professional
Website
https://adferiad.org.uk/cyflecymru/
Contact methods
The College is based in South West Wales and has five main campuses at Llanelli (Graig), Carmarthen (Pibwrlwyd and Jobs Well), Ammanford and Llandeilo (Gelli Aur). The College is also home to Carmarthen School of Art which has its origins dating back to 1854.
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