Formal Curriculum
Secondary Provision, Ages 11 to 16
Small teaching groups, a timetable built around one young person, and a reason to turn up. Academic learning, mentoring and practical pathways in a single programme.
How it works
A timetable built around one young person
Secondary provision combines academic learning with mentoring, wellbeing support and practical experience. Young people work in small teaching groups with consistent support from qualified teachers and specialist mentors, following a programme designed for them rather than for a year group.
Most arrive having had a difficult time somewhere else. The first job is not attainment. It is getting them through the door, and then keeping them coming back.
What secondary provision supports
- Re-engaging with education and improving attendance
- Working towards recognised qualifications
- Developing confidence, resilience and independence
- Exploring career interests through practical learning
- Building positive relationships with trusted adults and peers
The core
English and Mathematics, then everything else
English and Mathematics run through every secondary timetable. Around them sit vocational, creative and physical pathways, chosen with the young person rather than assigned to them.
That choice matters more than it sounds. A young person who has opted into what they are doing on a Wednesday afternoon is a good deal easier to teach on a Wednesday morning.
A week here
What a week can include
The mix is set during planning and reviewed as things change. This is a common shape, not a fixed one.
English and Mathematics
Core academic learning in small groups, reviewed as the young person progresses.
A flagship pathway
Barbering, DJing and music production, or cooking and food technology, taught alongside people who do it for a living.
Sport and wellbeing
Gym and fitness, football, boxing and kickboxing, tennis and padel, adapted to individual confidence levels.
Mentoring
Regular time with a specialist mentor, spent on whatever needs working on that week.
Three ways to learn
At our centre, at home, or online
Alternative Provision places a young person with us, arranged with the school, the Local Authority or the family. It suits young people who need to be somewhere other than their school for a period, and it is where the practical pathways sit.
Private Tuition works the other way round, bringing a tutor to the student through Home Tuition or Online Tuition. Where a young person is preparing for examinations, tuition is arranged around what they are actually sitting and when.
School SENCO
YoungEducation has provided a personalised programme that has re-engaged our student in education. Communication has been excellent throughout, and the progress made has exceeded our expectations.
Local Authority Professional
The mentoring and practical pathways have transformed this young person's engagement. They have developed confidence, improved attendance and are now looking positively towards their future.
Placements often need to move quickly.
Tell us about the young person and where things currently stand. We will tell you what we can offer, and how soon. Visits are warmly welcomed before anything is agreed.