Formal Curriculum
Post-16 Provision, Ages 16 to 18
The bridge between education and adult life. Functional Skills, careers planning, employability and the practical skills that make independence possible.
Who this is for
The years when the question changes
Up to 16, the question is usually how to keep a young person in education. After 16 it becomes what comes next, which is a harder question for someone whose experience of school has not been straightforward.
Post-16 provision is built around answering it. Further education, an apprenticeship, employment or living independently, with the specific skills each of those routes actually asks for.
The programme
Practical, and deliberately so
Functional Skills English and Mathematics carry on, because most next steps ask for them. Around that, the timetable turns towards things a young person will use inside the year: writing a CV, sitting an interview, managing money, cooking a meal, getting across town on their own.
Mentoring continues throughout. Transitions are where support usually stops, and they are exactly where it is most needed.
Where young people go next
- Further education
- Apprenticeships
- Employment
- Independent living
Progression planning starts early and is revisited, because sixteen-year-olds are allowed to change their minds.
What is covered
Four things a post-16 timetable is built from
Proportions vary. A young person heading for an apprenticeship and one heading for college need different weeks.
Functional Skills
English and Mathematics, worked towards at the level a young person needs for their next step.
Careers and progression
Exploring what the options actually involve, then planning a realistic route into one of them.
Employability
CV writing, interview preparation and the workplace habits that are rarely taught anywhere else.
Independent living
Budgeting, cooking and travel confidence, practised rather than discussed.
Three ways to learn
At our centre, at home, or online
Alternative Provision gives a young person somewhere to be, with mentoring, practical pathways and the wider programme around them. It is arranged with the Local Authority, the school or the family.
Private Tuition brings a tutor to the student instead, through Home Tuition or Online Tuition, which can work well for someone already in college or employment who needs specific subject support around their existing commitments.
Young Person
I didn't think I'd enjoy education again, but everyone believed in me before I believed in myself. I've made friends, achieved qualifications and found something I'm really good at.
What we hold to
We build confidence before expectations, relationships before results and opportunities before limitations.
Ready to work out the next step?
Whether you are the young person, a parent or the professional arranging it, the first conversation is the same. Tell us where things are and what needs to happen next.