SEND Programmes
All our programmes run on an academic year, with small groups and supportive, highly experienced staff. We take each person as an individual.
We are not a school or college and not a workplace but a bridge in between. The aim is to cross that bridge in the time given but in a way that is right for each Intern.
Pre Internship Study Programme
This is a 1 year programme designed to give experience of work in a gentle format. Group visits and guest speakers enable Interns to discover their passions, skills & qualities.
Towards the end of the year Interns go into carefully chosen work experience with an Employment Support Coach supporting them. Lifeskills, employability & functional skills are taught on this programme.
Supported Internship
This programme is heavily work experience based. Each placement is chosen with the individual in mind. They can try different placements or one continual one. This year they grow toward independent paid employment. Sessions with a tutor will be based around their placement, employment and applying for jobs. All placements start with an Employment Support Coach to enable the Intern to understand the employers needs and the employer to understand the Intern’s needs. Reasonable adjustments are put in place to level the playing field.
Employers
All of our programmes require support from employers. Visits, group experiences, guest speaking, individual placements & paid employment at all levels.
Our training packages are free or heavily reduced for employers that partner with us. We support employers to become inclusive and diverse.
All programmes include enrichment activities and some community based projects.
Enterprise projects are used to encourage holistic thinking about the world of work and to encourage creativity and entrepreneurial skills.