Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales, offering exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autism and other learning difficulties.
Ruskin Mill Trust’s method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education combines the insights from Rudolf Steiner’s educational inspiration and understanding of human phasic development, and is inspired by the work of John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, through practical activities, performing arts, therapies, culture and social enterprise, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.
Ruskin Mill Trust operates:
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Four schools working with children aged 6-19
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Five colleges who work with young adults aged 16 – 25
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Three adult social care provisions working with adults aged 16 and above
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Residential placements are in small scale homes in the community and on Trust sites
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Research Centres