Photo: The Achieve classroom
“Thomley’s vision is to enhance the lives and experiences of people with disabilities, their family’s carers, and the wider community. The majority of our visitors find it difficult to access mainstream life skills and work experience training opportunities. Making a transformative change towards Thomley becoming a lifelong learning centre, we are delighted to be collaborating with New Meaning Training to deliver the Achieve Life Skills programme at Thomley”
Ewan Shinton – Chief Executive at Thomley
Independent Living Skills
- Cooking Skills
- Health Eating
- Personal Safety
- Personal Care
- Leisure
- Road Safety
- Work Experience
What’s involved?
The course a year long, term time only and is run over two and a half days. The groups are small, with a maximum of 10 learners. The course is written to be inclusive of individual needs and considers the outcomes on a learners Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), their own views, individual areas of strength and development and their progression pathway.
All learners will need to have an EHCP and/or be in receipt of benefits that enable them to cover the full cost of the programme over one year.
We work closely with other professionals such as:
- Speech and Language Therapists
- The Autistic Teaching Company
- Local Authority
- SEND Teams
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Functional Skills
- Math’s
- English
- ICT
Employability Skills
The Achieve Life Skills programme is accredited by the National Open College Network (NOCN) and the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
Progression
We will strive to ensure all our learners gain the experience to enhance their lives alongside the qualifications they need to progress onto further education, apprenticeships, or employment.
We offer work experience and work closely with the local colleges to prepare learners for their next steps.
Recruitment
We are now recruiting leaners for the 2022/23 academic year starting in September 2022.
