Work Experience

Work experience

Our students are supported by excellent pastoral care and we encourage independence, wellbeing and healthy lifestyles with pupils learning life-skills inside and outside of the classroom in a safe and secure environment.

Students are given the opportunity to engage in work-based training either on site, e.g. working in the grounds, kitchen or the school’s community café, as well as work experience placements at a range of local employers and shops.

work experience

Work-related learning prepares our students for work, encouraging 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 given time frame
  • Sustaining attention and concentration on the tasks set
  • Completion of tasks to a satisfactory standard
  • Receiving constructive criticism
  • Managing changes in mood and feelings by engaging agreed strategies
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Our specialised curriculum aims to support young people with autism into employment by delivering Skills for Life:

  • Improving their performance
  • Working with others
  • Problem solving
  • Literacy, Numeracy and ICT