12/10/2026
🎉🌿 Fantastic news for East Clayton Farm!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that East Clayton Farm has achieved the prestigious Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) Quality Badge!
Recognised by the Department for Education, this nationally recognised quality award provides independent assurance of both educational quality and safeguarding and risk management standards.
Importantly, ECF was assessed specifically as a specialist Alternative Provision, making this a particularly meaningful achievement.
The award also provides valuable independent evidence relevant to Ofsted's expectations around the quality, safety and oversight of Alternative Provision, giving additional reassurance to schools, Local Authorities and families.
Our independent assessor described ECF as:
“An extremely well organised and extremely well managed site”, highlighting our varied learning opportunities and “very approachable and professional” team.
For us, this recognition celebrates what happens at East Clayton Farm every day: individualised 1:1 learning, opportunities to build confidence and practical skills, and helping young people rediscover a positive relationship with education.
A huge thank you to our wonderful staff and volunteers who make it all possible. This achievement belongs to you!
