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Pathways to Adulthood

At Coppice one of main aims is to prepare pupils for the future. 

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To do this we look at pathways to adulthood. Below is how we do this from our youngest children to our young adults


Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
Early Years (age 0-4)


Employment/HE:

  • Adapting to new environments
  • Playing with other children
  • Following instructions (consider any specifics around sensory Impairments) 
  • Real world play (builder/nurse/doctor)

Independent Living:

 Feeding and drinking
 Toileting
 Getting dressed
 Making Choices
 Real world play (kitchens/DIY/cleaning)


Community Participation:

 Making friends
 Social interaction
 Visits / day trips


Good Health:

 Checks at births (hearing etc)
 Diet and food variety
 Immunisations
 2 year old development check

Provision (Universal and Targeted):

Speech and language therapy (SLT), occupational therapy (OT), physiotherapy, health visitor, parent
carers, portage, community nurse, educational psychologist, Community/disability groups, toddler
groups, GPs/paediatricians, social workers/short break care, early years professionals, use of
personal budgets as appropriate.

Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes 

Primary (age 5-7) Reception—Y2 Key Stage 1

 

Employment/HE:

 ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?'
 Meeting role models
 Real world visits (fire stations, farms etc.)
 Numeracy

Independent Living:
 Washing/brushing teeth
 Telling the time
 Paying in shops (supervised)

Community Participation:

 Team playing
 Developing friendships/friendship groups
 After school clubs
 Weekend activities

Good Health:

 Child obesity checks
 Diet - making choices
 Dentist school visit
 Immunisations
 Physical exercise


Provision (Universal and Targeted):

SLT, OT, physiotherapy, parents, community nurse, educational psychologist, community/disabled
groups, GPs/paediatricians, social workers/respite care, use of personal budgets as appropriate,
teachers / TAs / support staff, school nurse, dentist, organised clubs e.g. Brownies / Cubs (universal
services)

Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
Primary (age 8-11) Y3-Y6 Key Stage 2

Employment/HE:

 Talk about different careers and further education options
 Access to career related role models
 Start to build a personal vocational profile of interests and ambitions
 School sessions from visitors on their careers

Independent Living:

 Understanding money – paying for snacks in school
 Sleep-overs and residential trips
 Cooking at school and home
 Shopping
 Moving around the school independently
 Travel training
 Transport and road signs


Community Participation:

 Youth and after-school clubs
 Learning to be safe on and offline
 Knowing the local area
 Walking short distances alone
 Friendships
 Understanding bullying
 Managing change


Good Health:

 Managing minor health needs e.g. asthma
 Starting puberty
 Immunisations (BCG)
 Obesity check
 Articulating pain / health problems


Provision (Universal and Targeted):

As above plus: Friends/peers, careers advisers, CAMHS

Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
Secondary (age 12-14) Y7-Y9 Key Stage 3

Employment/HE:

 Subject option choices - thinking about college, picking the right subjects for future career
goals
 Exploring different career options
 Understanding requirements for FE
 Structured careers advisory sessions
 Planning for employment: what qualifications do you need; what study programme should
you be on; what work experience would be most helpful
 Work experience, starting with tasters and building up to increasing time in the workplace -
with support where needed


Independent Living:

 Travel training
 Making decisions about what to spend money on
 Making own food
 Socialising unsupervised in the local community
 Independent living skills
Community Participation:
 Making decisions about how to spend free time
 Managing social media and other technology
 Online gaming and staying safe
 Belonging to different groups
 Friendships and relationships
 Understanding the bigger picture and building resilience

Good Health:

 Sex education
 Immunisation - tetanus
 Managing more complex health needs
 Understanding what the GP can help you with
 Annual health check with GP if registered Learning Disability
 Mental health and wellbeing
 Drug and alcohol education
 Switching technology off and getting a good night’s sleep
 Health and wellbeing

Provision (Universal and Targeted): As above plus: Personal assistants, Employers, Social Care,
Travel trainers

Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
Secondary (age 15-16) Y10-Y11 Key Stage 4


Employment/HE:

 GCSEs/NVQs/Entry level qualifications
 Vocational options
 Continue to build personal/vocational profile - use in careers sessions
 After school/Saturday jobs/part-time employment
 Understanding supported employment options e.g. access to work
 Transition to new settings
 Starting micro-enterprises


Independent Living:

 Travel training
 Making decisions about what to spend money on
 Making own food
 Socialising unsupervised in the local community
 Independent living skills


Community Participation:

 Making decisions about how to spend free time
 Managing social media and other technology
 Online gaming and staying safe
 Belonging to different groups
 Friendships and relationships
 Understanding the bigger picture and building resilience

Good Health:

 Sex education
 Immunisation - tetanus
 Managing more complex health needs
 Understanding what the GP can help you with
 Annual health check with GP if registered Learning Disability
 Mental health and wellbeing
 Drug and alcohol education
 Switching technology off and getting a good night’s sleep

Provision (Universal and Targeted): As above plus: Personal assistants, Employers, Social Care,
Travel trainers

Preparing for Adulthood Outcomes
Post-16 (age 16-18) In schools and post-16 providers


Employment/HE:

 Build on strengths and interests highlighted in personal/vocational profile
 Apprenticeships
 Supported internships
 Traineeships
 Further work on academic and vocational qualifications
 GCSE’s and planning for further education including sharing EHC plan with disabled students
allowance study needs assessor
 CV writing
 Skills in applying for jobs or further education
 Interviewing
 Understanding support from the LA, e.g. do they have a supported employment service?

Independent Living:

 Managing bills (e.g. mobile phone)
 Managing potential income including Personal Independence Payments
 Residential and local learning options
 Mental capacity - supported decision making
 Understanding consent and best interest
 Life skills
 Managing your time
 Transition to adult care
 Being safe in your home
 Understanding different types of living arrangements - what arrangements are positive and
possible for each YP
 Actively planning for future living arrangements with family, LA etc.

Community Participation:

 Developing new friendships
 Personal budgets how could they be spent post-16 to further PfA aspirations
 Managing your time
 Being safe on the streets
 Understanding alcohol and drugs
 Volunteering
 Understanding the criminal justice system
 Knowing where to go for help and how to use the emergency services

Good Health:

 Taking responsibility for dental and optical appointments
 Managing own health
 Transition to adult health services
 Knowing when you need to see the GP
 Staying physically active and healthy
 Understanding relationships, including: sexual relationships; choice and consent; safety and
good health

Provision (Universal and Targeted): As above plus: Personal assistants, Employers, Social Care,
Travel trainers

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