CandLE

CandLE was formed in 2008 with just two of us working in a local area. We now have over 40 staff and more than 70 students that we impact regularly in addition to many schools that we work with across the UK.

We work with mainstream and special schools as well as supporting Local Authorities with students who are Educated Other Than At School (EOTAS). We are education specialists who have expertise in the use of AAC for communication and within the curriculum. We recognise the primary importance of literacy acquisition as liberating for students to be able to say anything that they want to and to be able to enter mainstream life. We believe in equity in literacy acquisition which requires us to individualise learning for every student rather than adopting a 'one size fits all' approach. We offer individualised literacy programs as well as accredited courses through ASDAN including our National Curriculum based 'Bridge to English' which aims to support students who have missed periods of education to bridge gaps and re-enter learning at an age appropriate level.

We are very excited about the formation of this group and keen to see us having an impact on policy makers as well as educators.