About Us

Pathways Skills Academy (PSA) is a Further Education Provider and has been established to streamline our operations and give our schools’ provision the spotlight and recognition it deserves.

We have delivered construction and mechanics qualifications to schools since 2019. Due to demand, we have now added Digital Media, Bricklaying, Functional Skills (English and Maths) and Hair and Beauty courses. We were asked to provide recognised qualifications to learners who had barriers to success and who wanted the learning to have a more practical emphasis.

Since this time, our provision has gone from strength to strength, we deliver qualifications to 100+ learners across an academic year, adapting teaching and learning to meet individual needs.

We have staff who specialise in supporting learners with conditions like Autism, ADHD, Irlens Syndrome etc., and regularly provide CPD and further training, to ensure that as an organisation, we can effectively adapt and respond to additional learning needs.

Meet the team

With a full support team at your disposal, we take pride in ensuring all our young people benefit from having the correct learning package in place to meet their needs.

Clive

Chief Executive Officer

Kate

Schools Lead

Aaron

Customer Relations Manager

Erin

Schools Administrator & Finance Assistant

Vaz

Construction & Digital Media Tutor

Dominic

Construction & Mechanics Tutor

Stuart

Roofing Apprenticeship Tutor

Monty

Office Dog

Drawing on our extensive experience whilst delivering Apprenticeships, we have the underpinning infrastructure that ensures we provide quality education. As an Ofsted GOOD apprenticeship provider 50227174 (ofsted.gov.uk), with outstanding recognition for our behaviour management and personal development of learners who have barriers to success. This recognition demonstrates our effectiveness and the quality of our teaching and learning results in the achievement of qualifications, helping learners gain confidence in themselves and their skills. We have drawn on this expertise to build our alternative and schools’ provision into the success it is today.

Our core values promote inclusiveness, openness and we put people first, doing the morally right thing and working with integrity.

We have a trauma informed approach to our teaching and learning strategies and work as a team to support learners to feel valued and respected. We are passionate about inclusive education and believe that this non-judgemental, compassionate concern approach, builds the trust and confidence learners need, to thrive whilst here.

We take a holistic approach to learner wellbeing and work closely with agencies to ensure a robust response to any mental health and/or safeguarding issues. We monitor learners progress and implement achievement plans to support learners to stay on course and complete their qualification.

Our key policies and procedures are available on this site for you to view and if you have any questions, please email info@pathaysskillsacademy.co.uk. We also welcome learner and/or staff visits so please feel free to arrange this via the info e mail.