constructed on its grounds as well as a purpose-built school nearby which opened in 2003. The foundation launched another appeal in 2011, its centenary year. The appeal raised £750,000 which was used to upgrade the foundation's supported accommodation and to set up two vocational training centers. As of 2021, the Foundation's services include therapeutic residential care, education both through tutoring and small classes in their residential care homes or at the Caldecott School, and therapeutic fostering placements. Caldecott Fostering moved onto the Ashford site in 2020. The Foundation is governed by a board of trustees whose chairman is Charles Lister OBE. Nick Barnett was appointed as managing director in March 2017. Caldecott Foundation School The Caldecott Foundation School is an independent special school located on Station Road in Ashford, Kent near the foundation's headquarters. It provides educational services and integrated therapy for children in the residential care of the foundation and delivers the National Curriculum for Key Stage 2 through Key Stage 4. The school has a sixth form and also provides vocational training in a number of areas. The vocational training includes an off-site training center for motor vehicle mechanics which is also open to pupils from other schools. , 27 children and young people were enrolled in the school. The pupils range in age from 7 to 18 and are all eligible for pupil premium funding from the UK government. Many of them had been previously excluded from other care or educational settings because of their social, emotional and behavioural problems. According to the school's 2017 Ofsted inspection report, all pupils in the previous three years who left the school at the end of Year 11 or from the sixth form went on to further education, training or employment. References Further reading Coggin, Enid (1922). "A boarding school for the children of working men: The Caldecott Community.". The New Era in Education, pp. 35–42. G. Philip & Son Ransom, Josephine (1919). Schools of To-Morrow in England, pp. 22–29. G. Bell & Sons Rendel, Leila (1952). "The Child of Misfortune". Caldecott Community External links Official website of the Caldecott Foundation Caldecott Community Archives Website of 'The Caldecott Association' of former students and staff Ofsted reports (2005–2017). Caldecott Foundation School. Reference Number: 119027 Kentish Express. (10 February 2011). "Social Pioneer Opened Nursery" (has images of the original Caldecott nursery founded by Leila Rendel in 1911) Children's charities based in England