BSL Education

BSL Education Welcome to our alternative provision in Calne, Wiltshire! We offer a unique and individualized approach to education for children aged 4-13 years.

We provide a supportive and nurturing environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential. Blue Sky Learning was founded as an alternative educational pathway for students who find mainstream education challenging due to their social, emotional and mental health needs. We believe in giving our students a bespoke, kinaesthetic approach to enable them to access learning at their own pace and achieve success.

๐Ÿฃ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿซ๐ŸŒธWeโ€™ve made it to the end of term โ€” and what a busy one itโ€™s been! A huge well do...
27/03/2026

๐Ÿฃ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐’๐ค๐ฒ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿซ๐ŸŒธ

Weโ€™ve made it to the end of term โ€” and what a busy one itโ€™s been!
A huge well done to all our learners for their hard work, progress, and achievements ๐Ÿ‘

Now itโ€™s time to rest, rechargeโ€ฆ and enjoy LOTS of chocolate! ๐Ÿซ
(Weโ€™re not counting how many eggsโ€ฆ promise!)

Whether itโ€™s Easter egg hunts, relaxing at home, or just sneaking an extra chocolate before breakfast ๐Ÿคซ๐Ÿฐ โ€” we hope you all have a fantastic break ๐Ÿ’›

BSL TEAM

๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ŸŒณThis term, our learners have been enjoying a wide range of Forest School experiences, building ...
26/03/2026

๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ŸŒณ

This term, our learners have been enjoying a wide range of Forest School experiences, building confidence, resilience, and practical outdoor skills.

From muddy fields to woodland adventures, learners have explored and connected with nature, discovering wildlife habitats such as field mouse dens and developing curiosity about the natural world.

Through activities like team games, including Ninja Squirrels, learners have strengthened their communication, teamwork, and physical skills in a fun and engaging environment.

โœจ Itโ€™s been fantastic to see everyone grow in confidence and enjoy learning outdoors.

โ˜Ž ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”
๐ŸŒ ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐›๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .๐ฎ๐ค

๐Ÿ“ข ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—: ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งDid you know that under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, local author...
24/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ข ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—: ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‘๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

Did you know that under Section 19 of the Education Act 1996, local authorities (such as Wiltshire Council) have a legal duty to ensure children receive an educationโ€”even if they cannot attend school?

This applies when a child is:
โœ”๏ธ Too unwell to attend school
โœ”๏ธ Experiencing mental health challenges
โœ”๏ธ Permanently excluded
โœ”๏ธ Unable to attend due to SEND or other needs

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ?
They must arrange suitable alternative provision that:
Meets the childโ€™s age, ability, and needs
It is full-time where possible
Starts as soon as possible (usually within 15 school days)

This might include alternative provision settings like Blue Sky Learning.

If you would like to find out more about how we support young people, please see the details below or get in touch.

โ˜Ž ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”
๐ŸŒ ๐ก๐ญ๐ญ๐ฉ๐ฌ://๐›๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ-๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .๐ฎ๐ค/

๐Ÿ’› ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒToday we recognise World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate inclusion, understanding, and th...
21/03/2026

๐Ÿ’› ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ

Today we recognise World Down Syndrome Day, a day to celebrate inclusion, understanding, and the unique strengths of people with Down syndrome.

At Blue Sky Learning, we believe every young person deserves the opportunity to learn in an environment where they feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.

Inclusive education helps students build confidence, friendships, and life skills, ensuring everyone has the chance to reach their full potential.

๐ŸŒฑ ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌIn our recent PSHE session, student explored the importance of online safety, media a...
19/03/2026

๐ŸŒฑ ๐‘ฉ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ณ๐’Š๐’‡๐’† ๐‘บ๐’Œ๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’“๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ท๐‘บ๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ

In our recent PSHE session, student explored the importance of online safety, media awareness, and making safe choices.

We began with an imagination activity, encouraging students to visualise everyday objects and situations.
This helped develop focus, communication, and creative thinking.

Student then looked at film images and BBFC age rating symbols, discussing what each rating means and why age guidance is important.
This led to a great conversation about making safe choices when watching films and online content.

We also talked about what to do if something online or on screen feels upsetting, reinforcing the importance of speaking to a trusted adult.

๐Ÿ’ก ๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐๐’๐‡๐„ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง-๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฆ ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐ž๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž.

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŒŸDid you know students at our provision can earn the Headteacherโ€™s Award for their ach...
18/03/2026

๐ŸŒŸ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŒŸ

Did you know students at our provision can earn the Headteacherโ€™s Award for their achievements and positive behaviour?

One of our students received the Headteacherโ€™s Award after earning 20 gems on the Gem Tree! ๐Ÿ’Ž๐ŸŒณ

The final gem was awarded for showing great resilience in maths, demonstrating determination and a positive attitude towards learning.

The student had the opportunity to visit the Headteacher, receive a certificate, and choose a reward from the prize box.

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง!Last week we created UFO aliens using handprints and colourful eyes.If you were making oneโ€ฆ๐Ÿ‘€ How m...
17/03/2026

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง!

Last week we created UFO aliens using handprints and colourful eyes.

If you were making oneโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ‘€ How many eyes would your alien have?
๐ŸŽจ What colour would it be?

Creative activities like this help children develop:
๐Ÿ– fine motor skills
๐Ÿง  imagination and creativity
๐Ÿ‘€ visual exploration
๐Ÿงน independence through tidying up

Tell us in the comments!

๐Ÿงฆ ๐Ž๐๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌNext week weโ€™re inviting all children to wear odd socks to help raise awareness a...
15/03/2026

๐Ÿงฆ ๐Ž๐๐ ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐’๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ

Next week weโ€™re inviting all children to wear odd socks to help raise awareness and celebrate Down Syndrome Awareness.

Wearing odd socks is a fun way to show that being different is something to be proud of. It helps children learn about kindness, inclusion, and celebrate everyoneโ€™s unique strengths.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐›๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒˆ

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐!Are you looking for a career that can change a childโ€™s future?BSL Alte...
13/03/2026

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐‡๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  โ€“ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐–๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐!

Are you looking for a career that can change a childโ€™s future?

BSL Alternative Provision in Calne is looking for passionate and dedicated Learning Support Assistants to join our team.

This is an opportunity to support young people who need guidance, encouragement, and a positive role model to help them re-engage with education and build confidence.

๐Ÿ’ก What weโ€™re looking for:
โœ” Positive role models
โœ” Passion for supporting young people
โœ” Patience, understanding, and resilience
โœ” Experience working with children or SEN (desirable)

At BSL, youโ€™ll have the chance to make a real difference every day by helping students develop life skills, confidence, and a pathway towards a brighter future.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐?
๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐“๐š๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐›๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž!

๐Ÿ“ข Weโ€™re Hiring โ€“ Mentors for Calne Unit!Blue Sky Learning is looking for passionate and dedicated Mentors to join our Ca...
11/03/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Weโ€™re Hiring โ€“ Mentors for Calne Unit!

Blue Sky Learning is looking for passionate and dedicated Mentors to join our Calne provision.

Do you want to make a real difference in young peopleโ€™s lives?

This role involves supporting students, helping them build confidence, develop skills, and succeed in a positive learning environment.

โœˆ๏ธโœจ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐“๐‡๐€๐ ๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐€ ๐Œ๐Ž๐ƒ๐„๐‹ โœจโœˆ๏ธOur mentor, Lee, was able to source a model aeroplane kit for one of our students...
10/03/2026

โœˆ๏ธโœจ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐“๐‡๐€๐ ๐‰๐”๐’๐“ ๐€ ๐Œ๐Ž๐ƒ๐„๐‹ โœจโœˆ๏ธ

Our mentor, Lee, was able to source a model aeroplane kit for one of our students โ€” and what a fantastic opportunity it has been.

Putting the plane together isnโ€™t just about building a model.

It supports the development of:

๐Ÿง  Focus and sustained attention
๐Ÿ›  Fine motor skills
๐Ÿ“ Problem-solving and sequencing
โณ Patience and perseverance
๐Ÿ’ฌ Following instructions
๐Ÿ’ช Confidence through completion

For neurodivergent children, structured hands-on activities like this provide a calm and purposeful way to practise regulation, planning and resilience.

At Blue Sky Learning, we believe practical learning builds real-world skills and emotional confidence.

๐Ÿ“ Supporting primary-aged children with SEMH needs in Wiltshire and surrounding areas.

๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐?
๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ— ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”

Address

UNIT D, Redman Road
Calne
SN119PR

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+447887330512

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