We recommend that the first step is to attend one of our Open Days to see if you think Lighthouse Futures Trust is right for your young person. This will give you the opportunity to see the college site, meet some of the staff and get to know more about our programmes. Look out for upcoming Open Events on here – or get in touch here.

The next step would be to have a 1-1 meeting with one of our specialist team, where we can get into further detail. Don’t leave the visit too late, we suggest that parent/carers start looking from at least the year before they are planning to leave their current provision, if not sooner.

If, after the visit, we all think the College is the right place, then you need to make an application through the Local Authority SEN Statutory Assessment team (SENSAP) in whichever local authoirity area you live in. Whilst most of our students are from Leeds, we do also have students from West & North Yorkshire too. This would usually be done during the annual review of the young person’s EHC plan where you would name Lighthouse Futures Trust as your preferred placement.