Pre-Entry Life Skills - Year 1
Course Code: P271787
Key Information
Course type:
SEND
Campus:
Sixth Form Campus
Start Date:
07 Sept 2026
Duration:
1 year
Attendance:
Full-time
Fees:
Free

For learners working at pre-entry level, specifically those with severe learning difficulties and disabilities, and offers progression to those who are able.
Course includes:
- personal development
- accessing the community
- health and hygiene
- tutorial and targets.
This qualification is based on individual starting points, creating a bespoke course around EHCP and individual targets.
No formal entry requirements are required, though realistic learning targets would need to be agreed with the programme leader.
The course is run across three and a half days per week.
You will be assessed through a variety of ways (activity, group work, photographic and video), which will be presented through a portfolio of evidence.
All of our programmes are planned around your individual learning needs, with a timetable that clearly identifies the sessions that will be taught. You will be assigned a Programme Lead who will support you throughout your time in College. Teaching, coaching and learning support staff will work closely with you and your parents/carers to help you achieve planned learning goals.
The majority of students progress to Life Skills 2. There are other pre-entry courses that may suit the invdividual.
Pre-Entry Life Skills - Year 1
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