From trauma to trust: Ethan’s journey back to education
Rebuilding trust Before joining Progress Arc in Year 7, Ethan experienced a deeply traumatic incident within his local community that had a profound impact on his emotional wellbeing. The [...]
From hiding away to finding his confidence: Mason’s journey to being himself again
A quiet beginning When Mason first joined Progress Futures, everyday interactions felt overwhelming. During his first few months, he kept his hood up throughout the day, avoided conversations and [...]
From school avoidance to brighter futures: Louise’s journey back to learning
Background When Louise joined Progress Arc in 2024, she was already navigating an incredibly difficult period in her life. During the early stages her transition into our provision, she [...]
Pupils transform local spaces with handmade planters
22 pupils from Progress Arc and Progress Futures have recently made a positive impact on the Billinge community through an enterprise project in which they designed, budgeted and built a series of [...]
Inspiring insight into army careers: visit from Cpl Thomas Jones
Students recently had the opportunity to gain a valuable insight into life in the Army, thanks to a visit from Cpl Thomas Jones and two of his colleagues, all [...]
Building confidence and independence: Joshua’s story
When Joshua joined Progress Arc at the end of Key Stage 3, he was unable to access full-time education and required a reduced timetable to help him manage the [...]
From minutes to milestones: David’s journey to classroom confidence
“At first, even a few minutes in a classroom felt like a big step but now it’s just part of my day.” David, a Year 12 student at Progress [...]
Celebrating learning together at our parent engagement evening
Before Christmas, our site was recently filled with warmth, pride, and a strong sense of belonging as we welcomed parents and carers for our Progress Arcs parent engagement evening. [...]
Enterprise day success: students turn creativity into Christmas cheer
Festive creativity, teamwork and entrepreneurial spirit were on full display at Progress Arcs’ Enterprise day Christmas Fair as students transformed their ideas into products and successfully brought them to [...]
MP and headteacher hail “trailblazing” St Helens school Progress Arc during ribbon cutting ceremony
A headteacher today said it was an honour to be leading a “trailblazing” St Helens school as pupils joined special guests for its official ribbon cutting ceremony. Progress Arc [...]