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Who Are We?

The Orpheus Centre is a charity and college which supports young disabled adults aged 18-25 to learn essential life skills, gain formal qualifications and prepare for future employment.

There are currently 66 students with 21 living on site in Godstone, Surrey. Students come from across the UK and all have a love of the arts.

Started by lyricist and musician Sir Richard Stilgoe, the organisation offers learning, care and development opportunities at the college and in the wider community, working with professional artists, businesses and other charities.

The overall aim is to equip the students with the skills they need to live as independently as possible and to pursue their chosen careers.

Our Values

We work to demonstrate our values every day and we focus on these in everything we do. Our values are to be: joyful, bold, inclusive, resilient and determined and we encourage all staff, volunteers and students to represent these values. We affectionately refer to them as JOYB.I.R.D.

Joyful

  • We celebrate achievements - small and big – celebrating together regularly and frequently.
  • We seek opportunities for joy, welcoming and modelling a positive attitude.

Boldness

  • We campaign together on agreed themes, being brave and enabling.
  • We set each other stretching and achievable targets.

Inclusivity

  • We are ambitious for young disabled people.
  • We work hard to make all our spaces accessible for all.
  • We respect differences.

Resilient

  • When a challenge occurs, we face it together and work out as a team how to overcome it.
  • When life is difficult, we don’t give up, but we seek support and look for ways to learn from the experience.

Determination

  • We know there will be challenges, but we seek support to overcome them.
  • We recognise that challenges build our experience and enable us to learn and develop.
  • We are professional.
Inspiring and empowering young disabled students to live fulfilling, independent lives.

The Orpheus Centre. North Park Lane, Godstone. Surrey. RH9 8ND

01883 744664
enquiries@orpheus.org.uk

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The Orpheus Centre is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales under number 05089501 and registered as a Charity number 1105213.
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