The Together Trust is a British

registered charity A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, Religion, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definitio ...

, founded in 1870 by Leonard Kilbee Shaw and Richard Bramwell Taylor as the Manchester and Salford Boys' and Girls' Refuges and Homes. It provides care, special education and community support services in the north-west of England. It also has a fostering agency.

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The trust runs several schools: Ashcroft School (previously CYCES) for pupils aged 8–18 with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties; Inscape House School in Cheadle, for pupils aged 5–19 with

autism Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by differences or difficulties in social communication and interaction, a preference for predictability and routine, sensory processing d ...

; and Bridge College at

Openshaw Openshaw is a suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, about three miles east of the Manchester city centre. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Lancashire, Openshaw was incorporated into the city of Manchester in 1890. ...

, a college for people aged 16–25 with learning difficulties and disabilities, complex needs, communication disorders and autism.

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