Enhanced Provision

from St Vincent College Course Guide 2022/23

by St Vincent College

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SCHOOL OF PERSONALISED LEARNING

In addition to our higher-level academic programmes, St Vincent College is also one of the south’s leading providers of post-16 education for students who require specialised curriculum and support due to a range of special educational needs and disabilities.

All students are offered meaningful and purposeful work experience throughout their educational journey.

PREPARATION FOR LEARNING

The School of Personalised Learning provides over 200 students with access to a range of specialised and bespoke courses from pre entry to level 2.

Based in the heart of our main campus each of the courses available are specifically tailored to the individual learning and support needs of our students who are taught by specialist teachers within highly supported learning environments with state-of-the-art resources and facilities.

In addition to our individualised curriculum offer, the College is able to provide medical assistance, support and care with a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities. We work very closely with local schools and local authorities to ensure the learning and support needs of each student are appropriately met and can provide a range of services to support transition to our learning environment.

• SENSORY • LIFE SKILLS • COMMUNICATION • SUPPORTING INDEPENDENCE • SOCIAL COMMUNICATION • COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE • CORE SKILLS AND VOCATION SKILL KITS • WORK EXPERIENCE • SELF HELP AND INDEPENDENCE SKILLS

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH

Our discrete SEMH provision provides specialist support for young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Our philosophy of inclusion aims to support students to ensure their journey through our College is as smooth, enjoyable and anxiety free as possible. We deliver a holistic approach and bespoke timetable to each student supporting both their academic and emotional needs. The provision also provides students with a holistic, nurturing, learning environment along with bespoke timetables, all of which help ensure students are better equipped to manage their own emotions and behaviours whilst also making academic progress.

Stepping Stones is offered on a termly basis; our aim is that within this period of time, students are able to develop their confidence enough to begin transitioning back into an alternative provision within the SPL.

Please contact info@stvincent.ac.uk for more information.

• WELL TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (LSAs) • QUALIFIED HIGHER LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANTS (HLTAs) • CAREERS TEAM • QUALIFIED NURSING TEAM • COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE TEAM • EMOTIONAL LITERACY SUPPORT ASSISTANTS (ELSAs)

DIGITAL MEDIA

LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE

This course provides learners with the opportunity to develop a range of skills in the digital media sector. The course looks at a variety of media aspects whilst also including IT elements that develop the learners’ skills further.

All learners will study core units that focus on key transferable skills such as being organised, where we will discover how to use different organisational techniques and creating a personal development plan, allowing you to look at the many pathways this qualification could lead to.

Learners will also take a number of sector units. The content of the sector units offers a broad introduction to the skills and knowledge within the media and IT sectors, allowing the delivery to be practical and active in order to engage learners.

For digital media, the units cover activities such as designing for a digital product, creating storyboards, shooting moving image and recording audio.

DIGITAL MEDIA

LEVEL 1 DIPLOMA

Giving learners the opportunity to develop a range of skills in the digital media sector and supporting progression on to further study. It could be a substantial vocational qualification within a study programme that includes other appropriate subjects such as English and maths.

All learners will study core units that focus on key transferable skills such as research and planning, time management and working with others. Learners will also take a number of sector units. The content of the sector units offers a broad introduction to the skills and knowledge within the media and IT sectors, allowing the delivery to be practical and active in order to engage learners. For digital media, the units cover activities such as designing for a digital product, creating storyboards, shooting moving image and recording audio.

NEW HORIZONS

ENTRY LEVEL 1 PREVOCATIONAL STUDY

New Horizons post-19 course is designed to support learners to develop the skills they need for everyday life after college.

It focuses on the development of communication and advocacy, practical maths and literacy skills for everyday situations, and independent living and work skills which are appropriate and individualised for each learner.

SENSORY

LEVEL 1 IN PERSONAL PROGRESS

This two-year course is designed for students with complex needs including those whose needs fall within the autistic spectrum and those with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Students will get 1:1 support and work in small groups and will be supported throughout the day, including break and lunch times.

Activities and learning opportunities are tailored to each student’s individual needs and learning style.

INTRODUCTORY IN PERFORMING ARTS

LEVEL 2

This Qualification follows on from the Level 1 Certificate.

The course will offer the opportunity to develop acting, production and performance skills. Learners will work with others to build confidence in communication and selfawareness, improving their personal and relationship skills.

There will be projects to develop practical, problem solving and work skills both in the college and the wider community.

INTRODUCTORY IN PERFORMING ARTS

LEVEL 1

All BTEC qualifications share common core units. These units contain the generic attributes learners need to be able to progress to further study. All learners will not only explore in depth their chosen subject, they will have the opportunity to develop key transferable skills through both core and sector units.

PERSONAL PROGRESS

ENTRY LEVEL 3/LEVEL 1 IN PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

This course will offer the opportunity to develop independence and self-reliance.

Learners will work together in small groups to build confidence and self-awareness and improve their personal and relationship skills.

There will be projects to develop practical, problem solving and work skills both in the college and the wider community.

TOWARDS INDEPENDENCE

ENTRY LEVEL 2 IN SKILLS FOR INDEPENDENCE AND WORK

This course is designed to engage and develop learners in skills for everyday life, building on their existing skills and qualities and engaging them in new learning opportunities within the college setting.

The focus is to develop and progress independence skills for daily life, social skills, functional maths, literacy, and communication skills as well as personal health and well-being, horticulture and will also include elements of enterprise and work experience. The course content will be delivered using appropriate and individualised methods for each learner.