Preparation for Adulthood

Good Sleep hygiene

Gail Wild from our Family Resource Team takes you through the reasons for good sleep hygiene and has some practical advice on how to achieve it for the benefit of our young people and your family.

pal curriculum

PREPARATION FOR ADULT LIFE (PAL) 

PAL is a new learning opportunity within the key stage 4 curriculum at High Close. 

The curriculum has been developed around the Preparation for Adulthood agenda, which is to support young people into adulthood with paid employment, good health, independent living options, friends, relationships and community inclusion. The pathway, therefore, consists of a variety of subjects, including understanding how to access and use community facilities and improving shopping and budgeting skills. High Close students will work towards developing their domestic independence skills, confidence communicating with others, as well as the use of ICT to aid independence and communication. Students will participate in a range of enrichment opportunities, which will help inform them of the kind of leisure options they may enjoy in the future, for example, sport, music, art or drama. 

All of the key stage 4 students will complete the following units of learning: 

Module 1 – INDEPENDENT LIVING  

Module 2 – NUMERACY AND MONEY 

Module 3 – GETTING AROUND 

Module 4 – PERSONAL SAFETY 

Module 5 – PREPARATION FOR THE WORLD OF WORK 

Module 6 - EXTREMISM

Module 7 - PERSUASION AND INFLUENCE