catch22 multi academies trust
London
A social business Catch22 provides young people aged 4-18 with alternative and
special education in order for them to progress and succeed in sustained
education or employment. We do this through high quality teaching and learning
based on effective relationships that enable the achievement of life skills and
meaningful qualifications. Catch22 was approved as an Academy Sponsor by the
Department for Education (DfE) in February 2014 and became the sponsor of our
first Academy, The Ashwood Academy in Hampshire, in September 2014. The Catch22
Multi Academies Trust is the vehicle for our sponsorship of a number of
academies focusing on learners who can benefit from small, supportive
alternative and special education provision. Academy sponsorship is about using
partnerships to provide specific expertise and skills to enhance standards.
Catch22, with our existing wide experience of alternative and special education
provision, brings a focus on academic and behavioural improvement leading to
re-integration back to mainstream provision up to Key Stage 3, infrastructure
support, improvement to pastoral provision and greater focus on preparing young
people for the world of work. We look to increase access to one to one and
mentoring opportunities through a mixture of off-site and extra curricular
events in order to improve the self-esteem and self-confidence of
