Welcome to Our Website here at CANTO Learning
It is my privilege and honour to be the Head at CANTO Learning and over the years I have been delighted to lead such a diverse and ever evolving provision.
Working alongside me is a fantastic team, committed to providing an environment which is most importantly safe but also a place where students want to attend and are given the opportunity to develop skills that equip them for lives. Our tag line of ‘Helping you reach your potential’ ensures we recognise all our students as individuals and therefore they have different skills and abilities making their planned outcomes unique to them.
Our education provision, named iCan and our adult social care provision named Turing both recognise that our students are all on a life-long learning plan and therefore we work closely with parents, carers and other professionals to provide a safe learning environment that enables our students to develop their skills. We also work hard to develop relationships with those in our immediate community and often welcome them into our on-site coffee shop that is open to the public.
As a charity we have a valuable board of trustees who oversee all our work and ensure that we keep focussed on our mission statement.
If you are interested in our college in any capacity we would invite you to telephone into reception to arrange a visit on 01604 741150.
EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS 2024/25 – We have had such a great time at all of our recent events and wanted to say a big thank you to everyone that has participated and helped us to celebrate our brilliant students and their achievements throughout the academic year 2024/2025.
In May 2025 the students and staff completed our Sponsored Walk helping to raise money for resources and equipment for all of the activities we do here at CANTO Learning.
Thank you to everyone for your support and generosity towards these events.
In June 2025 we saw the incredible work of our photography students displayed at our exhibition, we had our annual trips which saw students go to Woburn Safari Park or Drayton Manor Resort, the CANTO Summer Extravaganza was held in the garden with lots of fun, food, games, music and stalls for all to enjoy.
In July 2025 we were pleased to bring together parents, carers, family and friends to join with students and staff to celebrate our students achievements during the academic year. The Summer Disco was also a great success with students enjoying the music, dancing and spending time with friends.
Please see more detailed information about our recent events and celebrations by selecting the Events button below.
Dates for your diary in Academic Year 2025/2026
- Monday 25th August 2025 – Summer Bank Holiday – Closed to ALL students and staff.
- Monday 1st September 2025 – Welcome Back Education Students.
- Monday 20th – Friday 31st October 2025 – Enrichment Weeks – All Education students are on Half Term Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual.
- Monday 22nd – Tuesday 23rd December 2025 – Enrichment – All Education students are on Half Term Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual.
- Wednesday 24th December 2025 – Friday 2nd January 2026 – Closed to All students and staff for Christmas Break.
- Monday 5th January 2026 – Happy New Year and Welcome Back! – All Education and Social Care students due to attend college as usual.
- Monday 9th – Friday 20th February 2026 – Enrichment Weeks – All Education students are on Half Term Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual.
- Monday 30th March – Friday 10th April 2026 – Easter Enrichment Weeks – All Education Students are on Half Term Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual. **Please note that CANTO is closed to ALL students and staff on Good Friday, 3rd April and Easter Monday, 6th April 2026**
- Friday 3rd – Monday 6th April 2026 – Easter – Closed to ALL students and staff.
- Monday 4th May 2026 – May Day Bank Holiday – Closed to ALL students and staff.
- Monday 25th May 2026 – Spring Bank Holiday – Closed to ALL students and staff.
- Tuesday 26th May – Friday 5th June 2026 – Enrichment Weeks – All Education students are on Half Term Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual. **Please note that CANTO is closed on Monday 25th May 2026 for the Spring Bank Holiday**
- Friday 17th July 2026 – Academic Year 2025/2026 concludes.
- Monday 20th July 2026 – Summer Enrichment – All Education students are on Summer Break. All Social Care students are due to attend college as usual.
Have you popped in for a coffee yet?
We invite you to visit our Coffee Shop to try a delightful hot drink from our Rijo machine.
We offer a range of coffees, teas and hot chocolates as well as a choice of refreshing cold beverages. We also have a selection of toasted sandwiches, snacks and delicious treats available, some of which are freshly made and prepared by our students on the day.
Our wonderful Coffee Shop is used to enhance the skills of our students and our aim is to support them to reach their potential via vocational opportunities, so it is likely that you will be served by one or more of our talented students during your visit.
We look forward to welcoming you very soon, our opening hours are
Monday – Thursday 8:30am – 4:45pm,
Friday 8:30 – 3:45pm.
Find out more
News
Our Programmes
Qualifications and Awards
CANTO is proud to be recognised as an accredited centre by NCFE. NCFE are the country’s oldest awarding…
iCan/Education Programme
Our iCan/Education programme is as the name suggests funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Our Sessions
Most of our sessions take place with group sizes of between 4 and 8. In some of our sessions it has been…
Turing Programme
Students on our Turing Programme are funded through a variety of means. This can be through Personal Budgets, Local Authority, NHS Teams or any alternative source.
Events
Welcome Back Students! We are looking forward to welcoming back our Education students on Monday 1st September 2025.
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Upcoming Events
Activity Evenings
Activity Evenings are a chance for students to enjoy activities and socialise together in a supportive environment outside of the regular sessions.
We were very pleased as a provider for education to have received our most recent inspection from Ofsted in July 2023 and received an overall effectiveness grade of Good.
This report saw CANTO achieve a grade of good in all areas of the inspection frame work, this followed on from an Ofsted good grade in our previous inspection in 2016.
