Pathways is a five times award-winning community focused initiative which aims to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities.  

We deliver courses to help our customers develop their skills and prepare for employment. Our Rebuilding Mental Health courses support people to improve their mental health and our 1:1 counselling service enables people to overcome barriers to employment.

We also work with local businesses to help them become more accessible and to recruit the right staff for their roles. 

Our team are ready and waiting to take your call to start your Pathways journey, contact them on t: 01623 499193 e: pathways@portland.ac.uk 

Waterfield House is the home of Portland Pathways at Sutton and offers a brilliant, versatile space at affordable prices. 

Whether you want space for a business meeting, interviews, workshops or training sessions, we are available for one-off or regular bookings, any day of the week. 

The Ashfield Room on the ground floor is a large spacious room that can accommodate up to 32 people. It can be split into two smaller rooms to meet your needs with Ash A seating 16-20 people and Ash B seating 10-12 people.

We also have a small 1-2-1 room that can used as a breakout room or for smaller meetings and seats up to 4 people.

As a community initiative, Pathways works in partnership with several organisations and groups locally. 

For example, in 2020, we made the Let’s All Eat Community Foodbank our Charity of the Year and supported them with fundraising, donated thousands of free meals, created Christmas boxes for those most in need and provided the foodbank with space at Waterfield House.  

Crafty Corner (formerly Stitch, Sew, Support) is a community sewing group who have utilised the space at the Portland Pathways premises in Sutton – Waterfield House – on a weekly basis for their group sessions.

Academy Transformation Trust FE College use our meeting rooms to deliver training.

Portland Pathways also work with Inspire who support the delivery of Rebuilding Mental Health Courses to help people with their mental health.

We work with Derby University to offer clinical placements to students undertaking an MSC in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.