Severnside Skills will be attending the SEND Fair hosted at the Leonardo Hotel in Cheltenham by the Gloucestershire Parent and Carer Forum on Monday 9th February 2026 at 10am-2pm.
Open to all, this event brings together local providers, colleges, as well as post-16 and post-19 young people and families, to explore opportunities.
Address: Leonardo Hotel Cheltenham, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0TS

What is Severnside Skills?
An inclusive campus for people with special educational needs (SEN), set within the Taurus Crafts visitor centre (which creates opportunities to gain work experience in a thriving social enterprise setting)!
Severnside Skills is a campus-based training provider, offering vocational skills and employment pathways for individuals with special educational needs. Many trainees joins us after leaving school or college, but our trainees take lots of different routes into our courses.
Why choose Severnside Skills?
We offer person-centered approaches to training, allowing you to achieve your work goals through transferable skills such as gardening and crafts.
See you at our Open Day at Taurus Crafts to learn more!
Upcoming courses
Short courses:
- January 2026 – AQA 6-week short course: Using an oven: baking cakes, flans & biscuits (2 half-days per week)
Academic year courses:
- September 2026 onwards – Catering, Retail & Hospitality, Gardening, Cleaning & Housekeeping, Events.
All courses are AQA accredited.