Personal Development Course Outline: An intervention ‘The Exploring Approach’ bespoke to the needs of the child/ young person. Intervention delivered in the alternative provision, home, school, and/or community.
Courses aimed at:
Exploring My Anxiety and Worries
Exploring My Challenges at School
Exploring My EBSA Needs
Exploring My Low Attendance
Exploring and Building My Confidence
Exploring My Social Skills
Exploring My Happiness
Exploring My Future
Exploring My SEND Needs
Exploring My School Fears
Specialists in all areas of SEND to include Mental Health and Trauma, EBSA, High Anxiety Autism. No need too complex!
All sessions will include personalised areas of interest to build confidence (i.e. Sports, Arts, Performing Arts, Catering etc.) through learning.
Sessions will be tailored to meet the needs of the child/young person in line with the agreed outcomes for all.
All successful referrals will include a Consultancy input for schools and the young person. This will lead to an action plan to support the child going forward. The consultancy is delivered by the Director herself with 30 years of experience (including Headships) in SEND.
Further opportunities for schools to include training, SEND Forums for staff, Strategic SEND support and much more!
Course Modules
Sessions focus around the following:
Exploring Worries and Anxieties in a safe, sensitive way.
Courses to include offering areas of interest to build confidence.
Strategy building for future success
EHCP Section F outcomes – working towards
Transitional support to return to further learning and education opportunities whilst embedding strategies gained for success.
Personal, social, and Preparation for Adulthood and Independence.
Our goal is to engage children and young people to achieve meaningful outcomes that enable them to experience success and put into practice for their futures.
Awarding Body
N/A
Student Expected Outcomes
The experiences and opportunities can
Allow pupils to explore their worries and anxieties in a safe way and space. To recognise how these worries maybe impacting on their emotional wellbeing. Giving pupils strategies and opportunities to flourish and build belief in their abilities for a successful education and wellbeing journey.
Key Stage course delivered to
KS1/KS2
Admissions Criteria
Referral Form with risk assessment plus supporting documents (EHCP, EP reports etc)
Staff Experience
Director – 30 years SEND experience in all areas (including Headships held and SENCO qualified). Specialist in Mental Health & Trauma. Approach Education LTD also has its own Advisory Board (Educational Psychologist, Ofsted Inspector (retired), Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO Social Care), Director of Children’s Residential Care (prior now Consulting). All Education Coaches qualified in their specialist field.
Delivery Area
Session/day based, Alternative Provision, in home (risk managed), school and the community.
Programme length
Up to a whole Academic Year
Transport Provided
No
Days Of Delivery
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Times of Delivery
AM/PM sessions or Full day
Well-being assessment tools
Well-being assessment tools SDQs, Stirling’s Wellbeing Scale Students Resilience Survey, Referral assessment and visit.
Staff Ratio
1:1
Cost of Course
1 Cost of Course £225 per half day or £395 per full day, per student. Discounts maybe applied for multiple referrals.
