Aspirations A provides and delivers highly individualised, competency-based content of education whereby the learners’ achievements can be transferred and maintained in their adulthood.
All learners with multiple learning disabilities have a designed study programme to meet the needs of the individual’s Educational and Health Care Plan, where their interests and long-term goals are considered. Within the person-centred timetable, the learners will have access to a wide range of subjects and opportunities where they can develop essential skills which will allow them to reach out their full potential.
Communication and Social Interaction
All study programmes highlighted aim to develop each learner’s communication skills, dissolving the frustration and isolation and promoting their social interaction and participation within their community. Our college applies a total communication approach with a wide range of Alternative and Augmentative Techniques. For example; British Sign Language or signing systems such as Makaton, symbols and colourful semantics, and electronic communication devices.
Independence and Employability
Aspirations independence and employability study programmes contain a range of different sessions to promote independence skills, develop communication and social interaction skills, in order to develop self-awareness and self–esteem to facilitate personal progress, as highlighted within their EHCP plan. Learners will develop communications skills, creative skills, and life and work skills in order to maximise their potential. This could lead to progression to supported employment and or further learning.
Pathways
Our newly devised creative pathways offer specific and personalised sessions aimed at focusing on students’ interests and potential. Examples of pathway sessions include: Enterprise, Drama, and Creative Art.
Individualised timetables will be created to incorporate English and Maths, Pathways, sessions needed in order to incorporate EHCP outcomes, such as preparing for adulthood outcomes and group and individualised work placement opportunities. Enrichment sessions are also timetabled.
Entry qualifications
None.
If the young person has an EHCP, the LA who holds it need to send it with a Consultation Document to the college before a place can be provided if need can be met.
How is the course assessed?
Via portfolio for external qualifications, showing work and photographic and video evidence.
Every learner works towards Smart Targets on a plan do review cycle.
What can I do next?
On successful completion of this study programme you can progress onto:
- Further Aspirations Study Programmes
- Supported Living
- Supported Internship
- Adult Social Care Provision