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Welcome To Linkage

Linkage Community Trust is a national charity based in Lincolnshire, delivering high-quality specialist education, care and employment support services to learning disabled people. Its 36-year history has established Linkage as a major provider in delivering flexible services, which promote personal autonomy, independence and achievement.

The aim is to ensure that learning disabled people have the same rights and opportunities for inclusion, fulfilment and feeling valued in society as everyone else.

Linkage College is the longest-established specialist college in the country and accommodates both residential and day students at our Lincolnshire campuses, aged primarily between 16 and 25.

Linkage Care Services offer residential care, supported accommodation and respite care facilities in more than 50 properties across the county and beyond.

Linkage Employment Services work in partnership with more than 140 employers to support learning disabled people into meaningful and sustainable jobs..



For the first time in 36 years, Linkage has published a book about the experiences of some of our students and service users.

News

  • Top-two Place in National Presentation Competition for Linkage Top-two Place in National Presentation Competition for Linkage
    Linkage students who delivered a presentation to an audience at a national competition have been named as joint runners-up. Rebecca Stokes, Darryl Royle and Edward Revill had entered the Gift of the Gab competition run by the Association of National Specialist Colleges (NATSPEC). The task was to create and deliver a presentation up to 15 minutes to an audience of...
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  • Linkage Bike Ride 2013 – Video Linkage Bike Ride 2013 – Video
    More than 50 riders supported the second annual Linkage Bike Ride to raise money for our Boultham Park project. The event, on Sunday 19th May, saw cyclists of all ages taking to the Water Rail Way from Lincoln and Bardney, many travelling as far as 18 miles to Kirkstead Bridge. Full story coming soon. In the meantime, click on the...
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Services We Offer

  • College
  • Care Services
  • Employment Services
  • Respite Care
  • Specialist Autism Unit
  • Supported Living
  • Community Support
  • Employment Engagement
  • Moving on Partnership

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Care Services

Linkage runs residential care homes and supported accommodation and respite care with some 56 properties across the county. It is all part of Linkage’s vision of helping learning disabled people achieve independence where possible.

College

Linkage College, which is been rated as “good with outstanding outcomes for students” by Ofsted, provides exceptional education for young learning disabled people aged 16 plus. Students are both residential and day learners at our campuses.

Employment

Linkage’s service users benefit from our supported employment service and our specialist team has secured paid work with national and local employers for learning disabled people who have gained industry-recognised qualifications.