A selection of resources which have been created to use with students of varying ages and ability levels. Aimed specifically at supporting those with SEND or working at foundation levels who are 14+ or post-16
Many units can be adapted to you curriculum, including assessments and can form the basis of schemes of work for your organisation.
A selection of resources which have been created to use with students of varying ages and ability levels. Aimed specifically at supporting those with SEND or working at foundation levels who are 14+ or post-16
Many units can be adapted to you curriculum, including assessments and can form the basis of schemes of work for your organisation.
A 15 page workbook covering teamwork skills within an educational or work place setting.
Students are given a vocational scenario to work from to show that they have an understanding of and can demonstrate good teamworking skills in planning and holding an event to raise money for their chosen charities.
Embed communication, employability and personal skills as well as literacy and numeracy. Easily adapted and differentiated for students with differing needs.
Resource bundle containing workbooks and lessons for 8 topics relating to the development of employability skills.
Ideal for use with students 16+ with SEND or those on employability/options courses. Effectively embeds useful skills in research, preparation, teamwork, literacy and numeracy to support students in their understanding.
All documents are editable so can be differentiated or amended to suit individual students or add different logos.
Includes workbooks relating to set criteria which allow for effective summative assessment.
A 15 page workbook containing 12 tasks based on L1 Money.
Created for use with students on Foundation programmes who have EHCPs, SEND or other neurodiversities.
Learning outcomes covered:
Add amounts of money
Subtract amounts of money
Multiply amounts of money in pounds and pence by one and two digit numbers
Divide amounts of money in pounds and pence by one and two digit numbers
Check calculations involving money using a calculator
Range of tasks including:
Cut and stick tasks, supporting soft skills and dexterity for personal targets
Cloze questions
Multiple choice questions
Questions requiring full sentence answers, developing maths and English skills
Calcuating change required when purchasing items
Displaying monetary values using decmial places
Scenario based questions
Showing working
A workbook resources which can be used as assessment for a unit on preparing for interview.
Suitable for students working at level 1 although can be amended to deliver to entry level.
Covers criteria:
The purpose of an interview for the interviewer and interviewee
Use of open questions
Research on what young people may have interviews for e.g. further/higher education, jobs, apprenticeships, voluntary work, work experience
A guide to create a portfolio of supporting evidence in preparation for an interview
Four 1 hour long lessons on the topic of applying for job and courses. From the skills and qualities required on an application form, to presentation and interview skills. Created for distance learning used during the lockdown period but can be easily adapted or used in the classroom.
Works alongside the OCN unit of Applying for jobs and courses but will easily work for any PSD of tutorial lesson on employability skills. Used for Entry level and Level 1 learners within the Foundation department (FE college).
4 x PowerPoint lessons, including tasks with timers, videos and feedback.
Lesson 1 - Job application forms, what is required. Skills and qualities.
Lesson 2 - Skills and qualities, strengths and weaknesses.
Lesson 3 - Clothing and personal hygiene for interviews
Lesson 4 - Interview practice, key questions and question styles.
Lessons 5-7 - attitudes and behaviours in the workplace.
Workbook containing tasks to use as assessment included.
Pack of 6 lessons on personal safety aimed at Foundation studies students working at entry level 2 and 3.
Includes 6 PowerPoint presentations, associated worksheets and assignment booklet.
Created to be used for the OCN West Midlands Living Independently qualification but can easily be adapted to use in other areas.
Content on:
Keeping safe in the home and out and about,
Valuables,
Risks to the home,
Emergency services, basic first aid and simulated emergency phonecall.
Continuation of Applying for jobs and courses lessons including workbook. Topics covered include:
Positive attitudes and behaviours at work, the difference between positive and negative behaviours, comparisons of expected behvaiours at work compared to school/college.
Pack of 8 lessons including worksheets and assignment booklet on personal health. Designed to be delivered to foundation students at entry level 2 and 3. Can be used with OCN West Midlands units or as PSD. Can be adapted to suit needs of individual students.
Cover topics such as:
Common illnesses, symptoms and how to look after yourself,
Healthy lifestyle choices,
How much sugar is in the food and drink we consume,
Pulse and heart rate after activity and plotting results into a graph.
Continuation of previous resources for Healthy lifestyles at entry level 3 and level 1.
Workbook attached.
Covers topics such as: physical, mental and emotional wellbeing, what young people can do if they need support.
6 PowerPoint lessons including worksheets on types of animal classifications and their diet. Used with foundation students working at entry level 2 and 3.
Contains topics on:
Types of animals and classifications,
Identifying differences and similarities,
How animals move,
Animal diets,
health checking small animals often kept as pets.
A short, 4 page work booklet to support with the delivery of environmental issues unit to students working at Level 1 with special educational needs.
Covers criteria such as:
Ways that humans can affect the environment
Actions that can be taken to benefit the environment
Laws and regulations that protect the environment
Full workbook/assignments, differentiated for entry levels 2 and 3 on using domestic appliances. Includes 10 week scheme of work with references to E&D, maths and English, assessment and activity suggestions.
A useful resources to use with students who are 14+ with SEND to support them in using appliances safely within the home, educational or work environment. Linked to the OCN specification for Living Independently should you wish to use it for formal assessment however can easily be adapted for RARPA or other awarding bodies.
Criteria includes:
What domestic appliances are and what they are used for
What are the risks and control measures
Practically showing the students can use appliances safely
Safety guides, risk assessments
Supplementing activities suggested in scheme of work.
A 2 hour lesson used to introduce product design/development for L1/L2 business studies or enterprise students.
3 different client briefs which can be easily differentiated, including a range of business related tasks which are time bound.
Can easily be adapted or stretched into looking at market research, or broken down and covered over more sessions for foundation level students.
PowerPoint presentation as a student guide/visual aid and an A3 pitch planning sheet.
A 16 page workbook covering household expenses aimed at Entry levels 2 and 3. Written to the AIM/OCN specification however could be amended to suit different awarding bodies or suitable to be delivered for home or one to one study.
Contains a range of activities which can easily be differentiated for different needs.
Starts with a vocational scenario with an evidence checklist and extension activities for extra marks.
Supports development of personal, social and communication skills for living independently as well as embedding English and maths functional skills outcomes.
Set of 7 PowerPoint lesson plans for the unit including timed tasks with music and video clips.
Also includes the 18 page assessment workbook. Used for students at entry level 2 and 3 although can easily be adapted for different levels. Fits OCN West Midlands criteria but can be used for other awarding bodies, RARPA or Asdan type qualifications.
Criteria covered include:
Labelling different types of food
Perishable foods
Contamination
How to store different types of foods
Long lasting foods and how to store them
Safe handling of food
Chopping boards/colours
Use-by dates and best before dates
How to tell whether food is still fresh
Workbooks and activities for the delivery of 14 Independent living or personal/social development.
Ideal to use with Foundation studies/SEND students from 14+ in the classroom, for home or small group learning or as a virtual teaching/learning aid.
Workbooks with essential criteria included for each topic to allow for effective and summative assessment. All resources are in an editable format so that you can add your own school/college branding or differentiate to suit the individual needs of your students.
4 full lessons including tasks and resources on an introduction to Psychology at level 3.
Lesson 1: Case studies and an introduction to research methods, experimental and non-experimental
Lesson 2: Is Psychology a Science? Empirical evidence and Scientific research methods & case studies
Lesson 3: BPS ethical guidelines, ethical issues, informed consent, privacy, briefing, risk of harm
Lesson 4: BPS guidelines - Rosenhan’s study “On being sane in an insane place”
Developed for use with Access to HE students, so delivered over 4, full day sessions with time for expansion of discussion and case studies.
Can be used for L3 students and possibly stretched over a longer period of time. Great as an introduction to challenging topic.
An 18 page workbook containing 11 comprehensive tasks covering the following learning outcomes:
• Extract the main events, in continuous, descriptive, explanatory and persuasive text
• Extract detail and inferred meaning from texts
• Identify the different purposes of written texts
• Identify how language is used to support the purpose of texts
• Identify specific points and arguments in texts, showing how they are presented
• Respond to information from a text
• Use organisational features to locate information
• Use secondary sources to assist in understanding meaning
Created to work alongside AIM qualifications Reading unit which is 3 credits. Delivered to SEND students 16+ however can be adapted to suit as needed.