We have 34 ESFA funded learners across 5 different pathways matched to primary SEND needs and learners personal aspirations.

These learners have low prior attainment and are following accreditation ranging from Entry Level to Level 1. The majority of these learners are from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Although each learner has their own individualised outcome targets linked to the strands of Preparing for Adulthood (PfA), the opportunities they had to work towards their targets were greatly reduced due to the impact of COVID and the restrictions around accessing the local community and employment providers. With the vast majority of learners accessing their education remotely for parts of the year and then being confined to the classroom when they did return, the targets across the strands of ‘employment’ and ‘community access’ showed the lowest gains. These are the areas we feel require additional interventions to help recover lost learning opportunities.

Use current staff to deliver additional dedicated 1-1 training to access college at start and end of day to support accessing work experience settings using public transport. We will back fill with supply staff.

£3851

Provide additional support 5 days a week with CIAG, job coaching and employer engagement to rebuild a strong work experience programme. This will involve using specialist staff dedicated to careers and work-related learning. Change job roll of current member of staff to focus on CIAG for 1 full day and back fill with supply staff.

£3851