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.
14 page workbooks at entry level 2 and 3 which can be differentiated for other levels if needed. Based on the topic of personal hygiene and making choices.
Used to support students with special educational needs and can be used to create a whole unit scheme of work and lesson plans.
Can also be split into two units (1 x making choices and 1 x personal hygiene)
Fits with OCN West Midlands criteria for Living Independently courses however can be easily adapted to other awarding bodies.
Contains criteria such as:
Understanding the need for good personal hygiene
Routines
Toiletry products and their uses
Different choices that we make in our lives
Washing clothes
Oral health and products available
Consequences of choices that we make
A 12 page workbook with varied tasks to support students in developing their understanding of how to approach problems in the workplace.
Can be used to support students on employability programmes, or those with paid/voluntary jobs/apprenticeships or work placements.
Uses a vocational scenario to encourage thinking and problem solving approaches. Embed English, maths and employability skills.
Written to be used with the OCN/AIM learning outcomes however can easily be amended to suit different awarding bodies, independent study, one to one teaching or home learning.
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.
5 page workbook on the subject of developing confidence and self esteem for entry level 2 and 3 students with special educational needs.
Covers criteria such as:
Ways that being confident can affect your day to day life
The meaning of confidence and self esteem
How to be more confident
How confidence and self esteem can be damaged
How to build confidence
Feelings linked to self esteem
An 11 page workbook aimed at Level 1 students on the topic of personal career planning. Contains 9 separate tasks.
Features a vocational scenario which encourages students to think about their own abilities, strengths and qualities, as well as planning a careers campaign. This part of the assignment can be used as much or as little as possible to stretch the unit over more weeks of delivery.
Covers criteria which link with OCN/AIM qualifications but can easily be tailored to individual awarding bodies, non-accredited programmes of study, RARPA etc.
Easily differentiated by task and editable to enable it to be changed to best suit individual students.
Learning aims:
Understand own strengths, qualities, skills and abilities
Understand sources of information, advice and guidance for career planning
Understand how own abilities relate to potential learning progression and career opportunity
Know how to plan for transition to the next stage of education, training or work
Workbook to be used with entry level students with special educational needs based on household shopping. Entry levels 2 and 3.
12 page workbook covering criteria such as:
Types of shop
Items that can be purchased
Planning a shopping trip
Scenarios
Short and long term planning for items to purchase
An 18 page workbook including 17 comprehensive tasks to meet the following outcomes:
• State sources of income
• State items of personal expenditure
• Give examples of essential and non-essential expenditure
• Outline difficulties of coping on a limited budget
• Give examples of ways to minimise difficulties above
• Give examples of financial transactions
• Outline methods of paying for goods or services
• Outline methods of paying money into an account
• Identify items on a payslip and financial statement
• Outline benefits of and ways to save money
• Create and analyse a budget plan
• Outline personal spending
Created to fit alongside delivery of AIM qualifications unil: Personal budgeting and managing money, delivered to L1 learners with SEND however can easily be adapted by levle and need.
7 page workbook on using buses and trains safely - aimed at Entry level 2 students with special educational needs.
Can be used to support with a whole unit of study. Contains aims such as:
Preparing to travel - planning routes, using timetables and websites
Long and short journeys
Practical of travelling on a bus or train with a tutor observation record
Scenarios about travelling safely
Hazards that you may spot and how to reduce them
17 page workbooks at entry level 2 and 3 on personal presentation, used for students with special educational needs.
Fits with the OCN West Midlands Living Independently unit but can easily be adapted to other awarding bodies to create a scheme of work and lesson plans.
Covers criteria such as:
Why personal presentation is important
Main features of the face and skin
Complexion types
Face and skin care products
Hair care
Washing, drying and styling hair
Using equipment safely
Risks and risk management
Originally created for use with students during the lockdown period but would be suitable for 1 hour lessons in class. Created for students working at entry level 3 and level 1, foundation studies in further education.
Four PowerPoint presentations covering healthy lifestyles:
Lesson 1 - What makes a balanced diet? Food groups.
Lesson 2 - Impact of a healthy/unhealthy lifestyle on health and more detail on some health conditions.
Lesson 3 - Benefits of exercise + what happens to the body when you exercise.
Lesson 4 - What vitamins A-K and Iron to for the body and health conditions that can be caused by a poor diet.
Lesson 5-7 - emotional, physical and mental wellbeing.
This follows and links to the unit of Healthy Lifestyles from the OCN Skills for Living and Work qualification but can be easily adapted to suit other curriculum.
Workbook for all activities included.
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
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
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 14 page workbook including 7 comprehensive tasks to meet the following learning outcomes:
• Reading short text on familiar topics
• Identify purpose of different texts
• Recognise key words, symbols and signs in texts
• Use headings, illustrations and captions to find information
• Sequence information in alphabetical order by first letters
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.
A 7 page workbook which is used with students with special educational needs as a reflection of their work experience. Pitched at Level 1 but can be easily adapted to other levels.
Contains criteria such as:
Describing what went well on placement
Thinking about what could have been done differently
Learning from placement
Skills and qualities
Goal setting
An 11 page work booklet designed to be used for students with special educational needs at entry level 2 and 3 (however can be adapted to suit levels).
Based on the retail workplace, containing topics such as:
Shops in local area
goods and services
physical features and functions within shops
jobs in retail
research into jobs and requirements
skills required
role play, running own shops with tutor observation assessment method and photo evidence
A lovely resource which can be used to create a scheme of work and lesson plans.
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.
10 page workbook to support students in identifying their skills and achievements in order to set targets for development.
Links to career progression as key part of the assignment is to research careers that students are interested in and look at the skills/qualifications and qualities required for these.
Planned to use with OCN /AIM L1 skills for living and work but can easily be adapted to suit different awarding bodies or used as standalone non accredited work with groups or one to one.
Initial lesson included as a guide to how this has been delivered.