What is the Preparing for Adulthood programme?

The preparing for adulthood programme is designed to help young people to focus on key areas in both their personal skills and life skills they need to thrive in the next exciting step forward into their future. The environment provides individuals a safe space to explore these ‘daunting’ topics. Students will have 1 to 1 and small group sessions, tailored to their identified educational and SEMH needs and individual abilities. Participants focus on key areas such as health & wellbeing, independent travel, cooking on a budget, money management, finding their own place, entering the world of work and digital skills — each module tailored to their strengths, circumstances and aspirations and aligned with their EHCP or placement plan outcomes.

Overview

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  • 1 year programme (39 weeks)
  • 6 to 15hrs / week
  • 2 to 5 days/week (3hrs/day)
  • 13 to 25 years old
  • 1 to 1 coaching
  • Independence skills
  • Preparing for the world of work
  • Work experience
  • Using public transport
  • Cooking on a budget/cooking skills/nutrition
  • Financial terms
  • Keeping track of your money
  • Enrichment through the Arts
  • Developing technology understanding and skillsets
  • Development of organisational skills
  • Bespoke SENCO support sessions
  • Individual learning plan created to YP’s needs / EHCP

Qualifications and Courses

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Popular ASDAN course include:

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  • FoodWise
  • Personal Finance
  • PSHE short course
  • Living Dependently
  • English & Maths

What will you experience…

Whilst on our preparing for adulthood programme the young people will cover:

Health & Wellbeing

  • Body image and self esteem

  • Mental health and emotional wellbeing

  • Relationships

  • Health and nutrition

  • Healthy eating and food handling

  • Food shopping, preparation and cooking skills

  • Good hygiene, dental hygiene, sexual hygiene

  • Exercise
  • Healthy routines and habits
  • Sex education and laws of sex

  • Local health improvement services, identifying risks

  • The consequences of alcohol and

  • drug misuse

Work & Volunteering

  • Employment skills
  • CV writing
  • Job searching
  • Job application process
  • Interview preparation
  • Importance of first impressions
  • Interview preparation
  • Route planning
  • Independent travel
  • Reflection process

Community Participation

  • Using public transport
  • Organising and carrying out a charity event
  • Road safety
  • Map reading

Understanding Money & Finance

  • Keeping track of your money
  • Understanding savings accounts
  • Household costs
  • Budgeting

Housing skills

  • Tenancy basics
  • Understanding housing options
  • Flat viewings
  • Rights and responsibilities of being a tenant
  • House maintenance

Technology Skills & Safety

  • Online Safety

  • Internet Navigation

  • Mobile Phone use

  • Emails and Platforms

  • Microsoft Softwares

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