Post-16 Curriculum
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| 6th Form Options Leaflet.pdf | |||
| Sixth Form Curriculum Information Autumn 2024.pdf |
Future First (16-19 programme)
Future First is a destination led curriculum for our learner who are aspiring to go into paid employment in the future, the aim of the programme tis to give them the opportunity to develop the skill they will need for adulthood.
The curriculum consists of the following areas;
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Qualifications |
Vocational (options) |
Non-accredited Course |
Work Experience |
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Entry Level /Functional skills
English Maths Digital Skills Employability PSD
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Travel and Tourism PE Animal Care Catering and Hospitality Business Enterprise DofE
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Independent Living Careers Education Travel Training Budgeting Health and Wellbeing
Citizenship PSHE
MoveForward
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Internal Placements TA support Admin support DofE Volunteering Site support
External Placements Express Circuits St.Catherine’s Southfields Farm Cadent Gas National Grid Bear Grylls *full list on careers page |
As part of their Employability, PSHE and option subjects’ students take part in youth social action projects throughout the year to support the local community and school, such projects have been painting fences on the primary playground, cutting back hedges and shrubs, sweeping leaves, filling raised beds and litter picking.
Students run a series of enterprises in school also including
- Soup Kitchen
- Upcycling
As part of their preparation for adulthood the students have access to an internal career advisor, more details can be found on the careers webpage.
MoveForward
Students in year 11 and above are support by MoveForward also. MoveForward provides one-to-one coaching and group work sessions, coaches support young people to develop essential life skills, become more independent and take part in a range of different exposures to the workplace.
Transition
Students are supported to start thinking about their choices for progression after school early on so that they can make choices within the curriculum to support their future learning. Students are supported by the careers team to look into different colleges and routes to employment. A yearly transition event in the town hall brings together all relevant colleges and providers to allow students to make contact.
More information about transition can be found on our careers page.
NCS
Last year, Future First took part in NCS programme for two weeks, this was led by NCS during school time to make it more accessible, students completed a day in an outdoor adventure centre then completed a project making care packages for a local day care centre that had been affected by covid. The students made and delivered packages for all residents in the home which was greatly received. Part of the programme also allowed students the opportunity to complete their First Aid Qualification.
