Building Better Choices is a six-week course held once a week that focuses on social and personal development. It is designed to address specific challenges that affect attendance, engagement, and learning. Aspire and Thrive provide opportunities for young people to enhance their awareness of important topics, influences, choices, and decisions
Course Modules
Session #1 What’s Important to me and what’s important for me
Session #Two Positive, not Perfect
Session #Three Impact and Influence
Session # Four Sensitive Flexibility and Self-Compassion
Session # Five Problem-solving Thinking Critically
Session # Six Responsibility and Accountability
Awarding Body
Other
Student Expected Outcomes
We expect young people to develop greater self-awareness, reflective decision-making skills, and an understanding of health. They should learn to consider their choices and the impact of external influences.
Additionally, we want them to cultivate compassion, empathy, and consideration for themselves and others. Overall, we expect young people to build resilience and tolerance toward the complexities they encounter in their experiences, enabling them to navigate these challenges in a protective and positive manner.
Key Stage course delivered to
KS3;KS4;KS5
Admissions Criteria
This course is suitable for secondary aged young people. Aspire and Thrive support and assist young people who find their experiences in learning and education to be complex. Attending, engaging, or sustaining their education may be challenging, and their needs might not be met.
Staff Experience
At Aspire and Thrive, our clinical team provides reflective practice, group supervision, and further integrates our model of trauma-informed and therapeutic practices. Our team has extensive experience in social care, education, early help, and services for young people and families. All Aspire and Thrive colleagues undergo a comprehensive training plan and development strategy, which is framed within our training matrix.
Delivery Area
Our environments are mainly semi rural, exclusive to Aspire and Thrive. Our Environments are low arousal and low noise in terms of experience and atmosphere.
Programme length
6 Weeks
Transport Provided
Yes
Days Of Delivery
Monday AM or PM
Times of Delivery
TBC
Well-being assessment tools
Aspire and Thrive complete a wellbeing slate and a strength and difficulties questionnaires each half term
