Real World Learning
Preparing children with learning difficulties for the work place
At LVS Hassocks we recognise that one of parent’s biggest concerns is often what will happen after their son or daughter finishes school. The goal of Real World Learning is to prepare young people with learning difficulties for life and the work place, so when students leave LVS Hassocks they have the skills and knowledge to get a job and sustain work.
Working Skills Department
LVS Hassocks students in the Working Skills Department, have an engaging curriculum that focuses on Learning for Employability and Skills for Life.
Students are given the opportunity to engage in work based training either on site - working in the grounds or kitchens, or off site for experience in their chosen area, such as pre-school settings and pet shops.
This encourages the participation and achievement of young people, to help them progress onto further education or employment.
Learning for Employment prepares students for work it encourages them to develop a more adult style of thinking and the skills needed for achieving economic independence, including:
- Understanding that at work there will be tasks that you repeat on a daily basis.
- Understanding that tasks have to be completed within a time frame.
- Sustaining attention skills and concentration on the set tasks.
- Completion of the task to a satisfactory standard.
- Receiving constructive criticism.
- Managing changes in mood and feelings by engaging agreed strategies.
The curriculum aims to support young people into employability by delivering Skills for Life:
- Improving their performance
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Literacy, Numeracy & ICT
Wellbeing is central to this approach because we consider both mental and physical wellbeing as paramount to sustain a work ethic and an appropriate life-work balance.
