- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to meet with adults from a range of careers and obtain information, appropriate to the child’s age and developmental level, in relation to different jobs to enable them to begin to think about what they may like to do in the future.
- Child will engage with real world visits (fire stations, farms, etc.) and be able to communicate with adults present to obtain information relating to any questions they may have.
Preparing for adulthood (PfA)
For provision, please refer to detail provided within the Teaching and Learning Strategies and Curriculum/Interventions sections of the School Age Ranges Guidance across all Descriptors of Needs documents.
PfA - Communication and interaction
Reception to Y2 (5-7 years)
Employability/Education
Independence
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them, with adult supervision support and modelling, to ask for things that they would like (ordering juice in a coffee shop, asking for a toy or food item at a shop counter etc.)
Community Participation
- Child will be able to interact and communicate appropriately with peers to enable participation in teams and games, after school clubs and weekend activities.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to begin to develop friendships with peers.
Health
- Child will have the language, communication skills required to gain the attention of an adult at times when they feel unwell in order to access appropriate medical care as required.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to enable them to articulate choices relating to diet and physical exercise.
Y3 to Y6 (8- 11 years)
Employability/Education
- Child will be able to articulate their ideas in relation to different career and education options and will have the communication skills required to ask questions to support them in moving towards making choices.
- Child will be able to engage with career related role models/sessions on different career paths from visitors in school to further increase their understanding of potential options/areas of interest.
Independence
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them to ask for things that they would like, to pay for things in a shop or school lunch hall, as step toward independent living.
- Child will have the communication skills required to facilitate the development of age-related independent living skills to include cookery, travel time, money, being able to ask questions and seek support/guidance where required.
Community Participation
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to develop and maintain friendships with peers.
- Child will be able to interact and communicate appropriately with peers to enable participation in team games, youth and after-school clubs.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to outline any issues relating to bullying or safety online to an adult.
Health
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to explain the issue to an adult at times when they are hurt or feel unwell in order to access appropriate medical care as required.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to enable them to articulate choices relating to diet and physical exercise.
Y7 to Y11 (11-16 years)
Employability/Education
- Child will be able to engage with structured careers advisory sessions, communicating their thoughts and ideas relating to potential career choices and having the interaction skills to talk with adults to obtain additional information/guidance as required to enable them to make informed choices.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills (written or verbal) required to facilitate the building of a personal/vocational profile within careers sessions, moving towards building a CV for application for further education/training or employment. Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to function within a workplace environment, either with respect to work experience/voluntary work or part time employment to enable them to gain work related experience and explain areas of interest.
Independence
- Child will have the communication skills required to facilitate the development of age-related independent living skills to include cookery, travel time, money, being able to ask questions and seek support/guidance where required.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them to socialise with peers (unsupervised) within the community and to access activities within the local community in accordance with their preferences.
Community Participation
- Child will have the language, communication and interaction skills to develop and maintain friendships with peers and to integrate successfully into a range of social groupings and situations.
- Child will be able to interact appropriately via social media, online games and within the online community to maintain personal safety and lessen potential vulnerability.
Health
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to ask questions in order to obtain additional information relating to sex education managing more complex health needs, risks related to drugs and alcohol and support for mental health and wellbeing as required.
- Child will be able to communicate, with adult support/prompting, any health needs or concerns to a GP to obtain appropriate medical care or support as required.
PfA - Cognition and learning
Reception to Y2 (5-7 years)
Employability/Education
- Young person will have the listening skills and concentration to increase the amount of time they are able to maintain focus upon learning tasks
- Young person will be developing early concepts of literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to lay the foundations of later learning.
- Young person will have an awareness of ‘growing up’ and beginning to have some ideas of what they would ‘like to be’, when they are older.
Independence
- Young person will understand the concept of time and will develop the skills necessary to access digital and analogue clocks.
- Young person will understand the concept of cooking and the contribution of ingredients to produce different foods.
Community Participation
- Young person will have an understanding of the concept of friendships and will be applying this in their approach to shared play with peers.
Health
- Young person will understand the concept of being healthy, including the benefits of exercise and making healthy food choices and will begin to apply this in the context of mealtimes and attendance at clubs and sports activities.
- Young person will understand the need for regular dental, vision and hearing checks to maintain good health.
Y3 to Y6 (8- 11 years)
Employability/Education
- Young person will understand and be able to talk about different careers and education options so that they are able to make choices about what they will do next.
- Young person will begin to develop a profile of interests and aspirations in order to demonstrate individual strengths and skills.
Independence
- Young person will understand the concept of money, demonstrating awareness that different objects are of different monetary values and beginning to use money to pay for items such as snacks in school.
- Young person will begin to understand concepts relation to travel and transport including paying for a ticket/pass, timetables, and road signs and will be aware of the role of these in facilitating independent travel.
- Young person will understand the concept of recipes relating to preparation of food and will be able to follow these with adult support to make simple foods (cupcakes, sandwiches etc.)
Community Participation
- Young person will understand the importance of being safe within the local community, including online, and will begin to understand potential areas of risk, e.g., strangers, online hazards, bullying and ways to take steps to avoid these.
- Young person will be familiar with the local area, including particular places, routes of travel to enable them to begin to understand where they are going and methods to get there.
Health
- Young person will understand the purpose of vaccinations and will cooperate with these to ensure good medical health.
- Young person will understand changes to their body associated with puberty and will be aware of self-care routines required to maintain good physical health.
- Young person will understand minor health needs that they may have, asthma, eczema, difficulties with vision and/or hearing; they will understand the strategies and resources to manage these.
Y7 to Y11 (11-16 years)
Employability/Education
- Young person will be able to understand information relating to course options (GCSE, NVQ, Entry level qualifications, vocational options etc.) including the requirements for access to a range of HE options to enable realistic and informed choices.
- Young person will be able to think about subject option choices alongside longer-term career goals and will be able to choose subjects and course options to enable next steps in their chosen direction.
- Young person will begin to think about and plan work experience/part-time opportunities to enable them to understand workplace demands and requirements and to gain early experience in areas of interest for future employment.
- Young person will continue to develop a profile of interests and achievements in order to demonstrate individual strengths and skills. This will be used in accordance with careers sessions and guidance.
- Young person will understand supported employment options e.g., Access to Work.
Independence
- Young person will understand monetary value, how much money they have and how much money items cost and will be able to make decisions in relation to what they spend their money on as a first step towards financial budgeting.
- Young person will demonstrate skills in accessing local transport services, buying a ticket/pass, understanding bus times, using these systems of travel to access school, for example.
- Young person will understand information relating to different food groups and meal planning and will be able to understand instructions within a recipe card/book to enable them to cook simple meals with support.
Community Participation
- Young person will understand risks associated with social media, online gaming and online communities and will be increasingly competent in understanding how to keep themselves safe.
- Young person will understand social norms and conventions in relation to a variety of friendships and relationships and will be able to use this knowledge to enable them to engage appropriately within a range social contexts.
- Young person will understand options in relation to a range of leisure and social activities available and will be able to use this to make informed and positive choices about how they want to spend their free time.
- Young person will show increased understanding of the wider picture and will build resistance to support emotional wellbeing.
Health
- Young person will understand information relating to sex education and sexual health in preparation for adulthood.
- Young person will understand the role of the GP and the support available to them.
- Young person will understand the risks associated with drugs and alcohol and will apply information learned to keep themselves safe.
- Young person will have a more active role in understanding and managing more complex health needs to facilitate greater independence.
PfA - Speech language and communication needs
Reception to Y2 (5-7 years)
Employability/Education
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to meet with adults from a range of careers and obtain information, appropriate to the child’s age and developmental level, in relation to different jobs to enable them to begin to think about what they may like to do in the future.
- Child will engage with real world visits (fire stations, farms, etc.) and be able to communicate with adults present to obtain information relating to any questions they may have.
Independence
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them, with adult supervision support and modelling, to ask for things that they would like (ordering juice in a coffee shop, asking for a toy or food item at a shop counter etc.)
Community Participation
- Child will be able to interact and communicate appropriately with peers to enable participation in teams and games, after school clubs and weekend activities.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to begin to develop friendships with peers.
Health
- Child will have the language, communication skills required to gain the attention of an adult at times when they feel unwell in order to access appropriate medical care as required.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to enable them to articulate choices relating to diet and physical exercise.
Y3 to Y6 (8- 11 years)
Employability/Education
- Child will be able to articulate their ideas in relation to different career and education options and will have the communication skills required to ask questions to support them in moving towards making choices.
- Child will be able to engage with career related role models/sessions on different career paths from visitors in school to further increase their understanding of potential options/areas of interest.
Independence
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them to ask for things that they would like, to pay for things in a shop or school lunch hall, as step toward independent living.
- Child will have the communication skills required to facilitate the development of age-related independent living skills to include cookery, travel time, money, being able to ask questions and seek support/guidance where required.
Community Participation
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to develop and maintain friendships with peers.
- Child will be able to interact and communicate appropriately with peers to enable participation in team games, youth and after-school clubs.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to outline any issues relating to bullying or safety online to an adult.
Health
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to explain the issue to an adult at times when they are hurt or feel unwell in order to access appropriate medical care as required.
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to enable them to articulate choices relating to diet and physical exercise.
Y7 to Y11 (11-16 years)
Employability/Education
- Child will be able to engage with structured careers advisory sessions, communicating their thoughts and ideas relating to potential career choices and having the interaction skills to talk with adults to obtain additional information/guidance as required to enable them to make informed choices.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills (written or verbal) required to facilitate the building of a personal/vocational profile within careers sessions, moving towards building a CV for application for further education/training or employment. Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to function within a workplace environment, either with respect to work experience/voluntary work or part time employment to enable them to gain work related experience and explain areas of interest.
Independence
- Child will have the communication skills required to facilitate the development of age-related independent living skills to include cookery, travel time, money, being able to ask questions and seek support/guidance where required.
- Child will have the communication and interaction skills required to enable them to socialise with peers (unsupervised) within the community and to access activities within the local community in accordance with their preferences.
Community Participation
- Child will have the language, communication and interaction skills to develop and maintain friendships with peers and to integrate successfully into a range of social groupings and situations.
- Child will be able to interact appropriately via social media, online games and within the online community to maintain personal safety and lessen potential vulnerability.
Health
- Child will have the language and communication skills required to ask questions in order to obtain additional information relating to sex education managing more complex health needs, risks related to drugs and alcohol and support for mental health and wellbeing as required.
- Child will be able to communicate, with adult support/prompting, any health needs or concerns to a GP to obtain appropriate medical care or support as required.