News

YES@ Areté Learning Trust is delighted to celebrate the success of the recent Rebound Therapy sessions delivered at Norton College as part of our Activities for All programme.

Year 5 pupils at Broomfield Primary School have been starting their school days in a unique and empowering way, thanks to weekly Conscious Breathing in the Classroom sessions led by Steffy Cappleman, Founder of Limitless – Strength through Breath.

The Swimming for All programme, a cornerstone of the Activities for All initiative led by YES@ Areté Learning Trust, is celebrating continued success since its launch in 2019. Generously supported by the The National Lottery Community Fund, the programme has opened up vital opportunities for children and young people who might otherwise face barriers to accessing swimming.

Residents across York and North Yorkshire are set to benefit from exciting new opportunities to get active, following the first round of funding from the Mayor’s Movement, Activity and Sport Fund.

A new specialist programme designed to support neurodivergent young people who are struggling to attend school due to anxiety will launch this spring at the Daisy Chain Project.

The programme, called NEST – Nurture, Engagement, Support and Transition, will begin on 1 April 2026 and aims to support young people in Years 7–11 who are experiencing anxious non-attendance. The initiative focuses on helping young people rebuild confidence, develop emotional regulation skills and gradually prepare to re-engage with education.