Welcome

We are excited to welcome you all as you begin your Columbus journey. Through our highly nurturing and personalised approaches, we are looking forward to settling your child into school as comfortably and successfully as possible. We hope that our resources will help new families and children. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need anything at all.

Life at Lift Columbus

Lift Columbus provides an educational setting over two sites for children with Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulties aged 3-19 years. We are located in Chelmsford, Essex.

Our staff work as part of a multi-agency team to ensure that each individual pupil is given every opportunity to flourish, make meaningful progress and engage with the highest quality of education possible in a safe, supportive and caring learning environment. Working together with parents and local partners, we are dedicated to providing opportunities and experiences which equip all pupils with the skills, character strengths and knowledge to actively participate and thrive in the wider community, and to enable them to better their life chances.

Our pupils are happy, positive and engaged young people who are supported to explore the world around them and pursue their interests, dreams and ambitions. Welcome to our website!

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Providing an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.

Our trust is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country – from Middlesbrough in the north to Devon in the west, Essex in the east and the Isle of Wight in the south. The majority of our schools are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

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