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This course is designed to help you develop your practical skills, as well as English and maths competencies.

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Level 1

Attendance - Full-time
Duration - Based upon learning needs
Start date - September
Where - Springfield Sixth Form Centre

Course Overview

The course offers a variety of different learning opportunities that allows students to develop their personal skills, confidence and self-esteem to prpare them for their next steps. The programme supports students to identify their strengths and areas for development. It supports learners to increase their independence and employability skills.
Students will learn to identify tasks and routines for independent living, understand the use of money in making household purchases and identify from a range of activities to participate in.
Students will learn to make healthy choices relating to food and activities, learn how to stay safe at home, in college, in the local community and online, as well as how to make more sustainable choices.
The course will help you to follow a routine schedule with some support, make decisions on and make purchases within a budget, decide about activities to participate in and be able to access these with some support.

Students will learn to make decisions and plan healthy choices relating to food, hygiene and exercise, ask for help or advice in situations where they are unsure, respect boundaries and expectations of different types of relationships including friendships, family and professional, both face-to-face or online. Students will be encouraged to participate in appropriate sustainable/environment orientated practice and communicate appropriately in different contexts.
This course will encourage you to take responsibility, engage in college life and the wider community and help you to understand how to stay safe.
The course offers a variety of different learning opportunities that allows students to develop their personal skills, confidence and self-esteem to prpare them for their next steps. The programme supports students to identify their strengths and areas for development. It supports learners to increase their independence and employability skills.
The course will help you to follow a routine schedule with some support, make decisions on and make purchases within a budget, decide about activities to participate in and be able to access these with some support.

Students will learn to make decisions and plan healthy choices relating to food, hygiene and exercise, ask for help or advice in situations where they are unsure, respect boundaries and expectations of different types of relationships including friendships, family and professional, both face-to-face or online. Students will be encouraged to participate in appropriate sustainable/environment orientated practice and communicate appropriately in different contexts.
Students will learn to identify tasks and routines for independent living, understand the use of money in making household purchases and identify from a range of activities to participate in.
Students will learn to make healthy choices relating to food and activities, learn how to stay safe at home, in college, in the local community and online, as well as how to make more sustainable choices.
This course will encourage you to take responsibility, engage in college life and the wider community and help you to understand how to stay safe.

Core Skills Gained:

There are no formal entry requirements but young people will be asked to attend an interview for staff and prospective students to find out more about the programme and whether it will meet their needs.


If you have an EHCP then please be aware that the college needs to have agreed, via the consultation period with your local authority, that we can meet the needs outlined in your EHCP before you can start on a course with us.
The course offers in-programme progression over 1 to 3 years.
Another colllege course, apprenticeship or employment.

Students will have the opportunity to build a portfolio of evidence to meet their targets on the course. You will be assessed through participation in individual and group activities through a variety of different methods that meet your needs, as well as observations of practical activities.

No formal entry requirements. Students are assessed on individual suitability for the course.

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Qualifications & levels explained

There is a wide range of qualifications and levels available, but not all of them may be right for you. If you’re not sure what qualification type or level you should be searching for, take a look at our qualifications explained.

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From support with your learning, exams and finance right through to advice on future employment and careers. We support all our students through their educational journey.

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