Preparation for Adulthood & Personal Development

Preparing our young people for adulthood sits at the heart of our Post-16 curriculum.

Academic success is important, but adulthood requires much more than qualifications.

Our students need opportunities to develop confidence, independence, resilience, communication and the ability to make informed choices about their own lives.

Preparation for adulthood is therefore embedded throughout the Post-16 programme.

Students are supported to develop skills connected with:

Independence

This can include travel training, managing money, cooking, shopping, organisation, accessing the community and developing the everyday skills needed for adult life.

Health and Wellbeing

Students continue to learn about physical and emotional wellbeing, healthy relationships, self-care, personal safety and accessing appropriate support.

Community Inclusion

Students are encouraged to become increasingly confident within their local community through real-life learning opportunities, community activities, volunteering and enterprise.

Employability

Students develop the communication, teamwork, problem-solving, planning and self-management skills needed for the workplace.

Our Personal Development curriculum also explores areas including self-awareness, managing feelings, changing and growing, healthy lifestyles, safety and the wider world.

Most importantly, we want our students to understand themselves.

We want them to recognise their strengths, know when and how to ask for support, develop their own voice and leave us increasingly able to make choices about their future.