Oscar* was referred to us during Year 11 after being out of formal education for 18 months. Nowhere was willing to offer him a place, as he had been permanently excluded from his school for extreme negative behaviour.
We were very cautious; but, decided to give him a chance at our Woodcraft site. Oscar seized this opportunity and achieved a BTEC Award in Construction, as well as taking exams in Maths and English, in just 5 months.
He is an exemplary student and now has many more options for
education and employment, with a glowing reference.
*name changed to preserve anonymity