A Prior's Court young adult became a
paid employee in recognition of the
quality of his work.
Young adult Ricardo was a paid member of staff
within our Grounds team, which is responsible for the
maintenance of our beautiful 52-acre site.
Ricardo's tasks included:
l Lawn mowing
l Pressure washing
l Weeding
Ricardo thrived in the role with the support of
Learning Facilitator Katie Elkes, and Grounds team
members Adam Jones and Ashley Adams.
Nickie Dunphy, Young People's Learning Lead, said:
"Ricardo gained plenty of skills in his time at Prior's
Court, which
led to work
experience and
work placements
both on-site and off-site -
all of which culminated in this paid
employment with Prior's Court.
"It is important to stress that Ricardo
filled a genuine vacancy. There was a skills gap here
that Ricardo filled. This was a real team effort and
I am so proud to be able to confirm it has worked
and Ricardo was able to earn himself a wage for his
outstanding work."
Ricardo's role with the Grounds team ceased in
August when he transitioned on from Prior's Court
to his new adult provision.
Young adult became
a paid employee
Our young people went head-to-head
with other local special schools in an
agricultural challenge.
A group from Spring House took on the Agricultural
Challenge hosted by Arlington Arts Centre and came
away with an incredible joint-third place and £150 in
prize money.
Young people Freya, Archie, Millie and their
incredible staff members put together a fantastic
display that included two collages, spring flowering
containers, seed paper, and botanical bookmarks.
Congratulations to all involved, and a special
shout-out to Wendy Moffatt for spearheading our
participation in this project.
Spring House's Agricultural Challenge success