09/09/ Northern Counties College Wendy Hawley Programme Manager for Work Skills

09/09/ Aims of the presentation To give an overview of Northern Counties College To discuss learning opportunities at the college To answer questions from workshop participants

09/09/ Background Came about through Percy Hedley & Northern Counties merging First students – November 2005 Officially opened on 31 January 2006 Main campus at Northern Counties and able to access other Percy Hedley sites

09/09/ College year The college is open for 38 weeks of the year as a college Funding for this is usually provided through Young Persons Learning Agency (YPLA)

09/09/ Students Our areas of specialism are students with – significant and complex neurological impairment – motor or sensory impairment – hearing impairment – learning difficulties – speech, language or communication difficulties – autistic spectrum.

09/09/ Student Numbers 2005/6 15 students 2006/735 students 2007/8 55 students 2008/9 56 students 2009/10 50 students 2010/11 55 students

09/09/ Mission ‘A college for a better life.’ Our mission at Northern Counties College is to enhance the life chances of young disabled people by developing opportunities together.

09/09/ Values

09/09/ Learner ILP Life Skills Work Skills AssessmentRARPA Awarding Bodies Employer Engagement ResidenceTherapyActivities Tutorial and Transition Admission And Induction Support FL

09/09/ Courses We build our courses around the needs of individual students. In order to facilitate this our curriculum is broadly split into 4 sections – – Independent living skills – Vocational and Employment skills – Communication skills – Technology

09/09/ Life Skills Programme at Northern Counties College. The Life Skills Curriculum is focused on the following areas: Independent Living Skills Travel and Transport Learner Involvement Community Involvement

09/09/ Work Skills Programme at Northern Counties College. The Work Skills Curriculum is focused on the following areas: Business Administration Catering Horticulture Arts and Media

09/09/ Transition We believe that our students should leave the college better equipped for living independent lives. In order to support this aim we will undertake a number of activities with students such as – – suitable and safe work experience placements for each student each year – Transition planning with social workers, carers, Connexions advisors, local learning providers and transition coordinators – Individualised support and guidance

09/09/ Employability Group (Work Experience) Employability Project Manager Employability Project Co- ordinators NCC Vice Principal NCC Work Experience Co-ordinator NCC Programme Manager Work Skills NCC Transition Manager PHF Able 2 Post 16 Employability Group

09/09/ Questions Any questions ?