Access Education Network Ltd
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Last automated / source check: 5 October 2026
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Overview
Access Education Network delivers personalised one‑to‑one education using a relational, trauma‑informed and SEND‑specialist approach. Sessions are adapted to each learner’s needs, using creative, multisensory strategies and structured academic scaffolding. Outdoor Mental Health and Forest School practice support emotional regulation, wellbeing and engagement. Safeguarding, consistency and flexibility underpin all provision. Sessions may include GCSE or Functional Skills English/Maths tuition, creative literacy and numeracy activities, confidence‑building tasks, study skills, or therapeutic outdoor learning. Lessons are paced to the learner, with clear routines, modelled examples, and opportunities for success. Outdoor sessions incorporate nature‑based activities, sensory exploration and Forest School tasks to support wellbeing. Provision is delivered safely in home environments, online, community spaces and approved outdoor learning sites. Outdoor Mental Health and Forest School sessions take place in secure natural settings with full risk assessments. Digital learning follows GDPR‑aligned information security procedures. All tutors hold enhanced DBS checks and follow AEN’s Safeguarding, Lone Working, Health & Safety and Information Security policies. Staff are SEND‑specialists with experience supporting autism, PDA, ADHD, dyslexia, SEMH and school‑avoidant learners. AEN is quality‑assured by Lancashire LEA and listed on the North West SEND Approved Provider Network. AEN is suitable for learners who need flexible, nurturing, personalised education outside mainstream settings. The combination of academic tuition, creative learning, and outdoor therapeutic practice enables engagement for students with anxiety, school avoidance, neurodiversity, trauma or medical needs. Strong safeguarding, consistent communication and tailored one‑to‑one support ensure learners feel safe, understood and able to progress.
Who we support
Access Education Network delivers personalised one‑to‑one education using a relational, trauma‑informed and SEND‑specialist approach. Sessions are adapted to each learner’s needs, using creative, multisensory strategies and structured academic scaffolding. Outdoor Mental Health and Forest School practice support emotional regulation, wellbeing and engagement. Safeguarding, consistency and flexibility underpin all provision. Sessions may include GCSE or Functional Skills English/Maths tuition, creative literacy and numeracy activities, confidence‑building tasks, study skills, or therapeutic outdoor learning. Lessons are paced to the learner, with clear routines, modelled examples, and opportunities for success. Outdoor sessions incorporate nature‑based activities, sensory exploration and Forest School tasks to support wellbeing. Provision is delivered safely in home environments, online, community spaces and approved outdoor learning sites. Outdoor Mental Health and Forest School sessions take place in secure natural settings with full risk assessments. Digital learning follows GDPR‑aligned information security procedures. All tutors hold enhanced DBS checks and follow AEN’s Safeguarding, Lone Working, Health & Safety and Information Security policies. Staff are SEND‑specialists with experience supporting autism, PDA, ADHD, dyslexia, SEMH and school‑avoidant learners. AEN is quality‑assured by Lancashire LEA and listed on the North West SEND Approved Provider Network. AEN is suitable for learners who need flexible, nurturing, personalised education outside mainstream settings. The combination of academic tuition, creative learning, and outdoor therapeutic practice enables engagement for students with anxiety, school avoidance, neurodiversity, trauma or medical needs. Strong safeguarding, consistent communication and tailored one‑to‑one support ensure learners feel safe, understood and able to progress.
What we offer
Personalised one-to-one education using a relational, trauma-informed, SEND-specialist approach: GCSE and Functional Skills English and Maths, creative and multisensory literacy and numeracy, study skills and exam preparation, and Outdoor Mental Health and Forest School sessions in secure natural settings. Delivered at home, online, in community spaces and approved outdoor sites.
Subjects and curriculum
Qualifications and outcomes
- GCSE — qualification preparation
Confirm directly with the provider who enters students for this qualification. - Functional Skills — qualification preparation
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Delivery
Timetable
Typical days available: . Session types: .
Locations / coverage
- Forest school and outdoor therapy: George Platt Activity Fields — George Platt Activity Fields, Birkacre Road, Chorley, Lancashire PR7 3QP
- Registered office — 8 St Anns Street, Swinton, Manchester, Greater Manchester M27 0WB (head office; not a teaching venue)
Service area: Chorley and surrounding areas, Online provision
Facilities
Not supplied.
Staff / expertise
See the provider-submitted overview.
Safeguarding
Provider-submitted: all tutors hold enhanced DBS checks; safeguarding policy aligned with KCSIE with clear reporting routes to the DSL and local authority; lone working, health and safety and information-security policies; risk assessments for home, online and outdoor sessions.
- DBS process
- Risk assessments in place
- Not confirmed
- Insurance confirmed
- Not confirmed
How placements are arranged
- Referral from a local authority
- Referral from a school
- Referral from another professional (for example a social worker)
Confirmed by the provider (2026-10). Always check with the provider, who decides who it can take.
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Funding
Local authority (AP, SEND, medical needs) referrals; school or PRU referrals; EHCP-linked provision; social care and multi-agency referrals; direct commissioning by schools or services.
Funding routes are indicative — availability of a particular route is not guaranteed and should be confirmed directly.
Pricing
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Availability
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Chorley, Lancashire PR7 3QP
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