WELCOME TO REACHOUT CREATIVE FUTURES

AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROVIDER IN CORNWALL

ReachOut Creative Futures is an alternative education provider offering a unique mixture of vocational activities alongside recognised qualifications. The program of study offers a nurturing environment for young people to achieve their full potential.  We can also offer a one day a week early engagement project called Springboard, to help students transition back into education.  We are based at the former Seven Stars Inn, St. Austell.

ReachOut Creative Futures is one of Cornwall Council’s Approved Providers for Community Based Out of School Alternative Education. 
At ReachOut, students study Maths and English (from Entry Level 1 to Level 2 – dependent on their current level), the Arts through Trinity College’s Arts Award (at Level 1 Bronze and Level 2 Silver) and gain valuable work experience in both our onsite cafe and commercial grade kitchen, and also through placements with external providers and partner organisations.  The program is enriched with Independent Living Skills, Team Building activities and Health and Wellbeing.  Students are also offered support throughout with their desired progression routes – whether that be further study or employment.
To get an idea of a typical year at ReachOut, why not watch our Class of 2024 video below?!
Please be aware that our building is not fully accessible.  Please email trish@reachoutcf.com or call 07977 522498 for any enquiries regarding accessibility needs or to receive any information in different formats. 

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

“Inspiring young people, children, families
and communities to help them grow in confidence,
self esteem and build their aspirations for a brighter future.”

 

 

“ReachOut was a turning point for me.  I had been out of education for a couple of years and never imagined myself being able to go back.  Anxiety has always caused me to struggle with education but the environment and atmosphere at ReachOut, as well as the programme itself, enabled me to thrive during my time there.  This gave me the confidence to return to mainstream education and I am now enrolled on a full time college course.  I know that if it hadn’t been for ReachOut I wouldn’t have made it to this point.” (from a former student – class of 2021)

 

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ReachOut Creative Futures19 hours ago
Cafe Open Today | 21.10.26

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If you are in St Austell today, pop into the Rising Stars Training Cafe! We have some delicious lite lunches and and tasty cakes available for you today. We also have a range of hot drinks including barista style coffee, hot chocolate and tea. So pop in out of the cold and help our learners to develop their hospitality and catering skills.

Find us at the Old Seven Stars Inn in St Austell - 1 East Hill (next to Natwest Bank which is close to the church)

Just a reminder, a share of the profits is donated to local charities.

As always, well behaved dogs welcome 😀

We look forward to seeing you today.
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ReachOut Creative Futures2 days ago
ReachOut Creative Futures is looking good!

As many of you may know ReachOut is based at the old Seven Stars Inn, which is the oldest St Austell Brewery pub. Like all old buildings, the Seven Stars roof was a little leaky at times, and the building was in need of some repairs and freshening up. We are incredibly grateful to St Austell Brewery who agreed to repair the roof and restore some of the internal rooms which we were unable to use.

The builders have come and gone, and we are delighted with the outcome. With the work now complete, our learners can benefit from the new and improved facilities. The art washroom roof and ceiling are fixed, saving our learners from having to walk up and down the stair when they need to clean the art equipment. We now have a large garage space where learners can work on larger projects. The front has been painted, making the building more welcoming for learners, staff and visitors. We are also very happy to have a new contained outdoor space for our learners to enjoy.

We would like to say a massive thank you to @st_austell_brewery and their team for the fantastic work that they have done. It really does make a huge difference for our learners to have such a special building to attend for their education.
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ReachOut Creative Futures2 days ago
Photoshop editing

These images were developed by one of our learners who was exploring the effects created by different filters on photoshop. It is lovely to see the different colours and textures that can be created from a single image. The original photograph is at the end. A lovely picture of St Austell Town ❤