Education and Training

Learning First are developing access to education through inclusive programmes in the following areas:

• Widening participation of young adults (16 –25) including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and those who are least involved in education and training.

• Work with adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.

• Skills for Life including access to the national tests in Literacy and Numeracy.

• Routes to employment for young people and adults including work preparation, work support and enterprise.

• Family learning activities focussing on learners in a family context as part of a wider progression route.

• Professional development for adults involved in or wishing to become formally involved in Education.

Download an example curriculum:

Initial Assessment Programme - Skills for Life
Initial Assessment Programme - Family Learning
Professional Development

Which course is right for me?

Level Descriptors.

Pre-entry
Learners assessed at this level will follow our independence and leisure courses (see page 18) These courses can be tailored to individual needs and aim to recognise small steps of learning and develop confidence and skills to equip learners to move on to entry level qualifications.

Entry Level
Suitable if you have no formal qualifications and aims to equip you to progress to Level 1 qualifications and employment.

Level One/Foundation
Suitable if you have some
GCSEs grades D to G.

Level Two/Intermediate
Suitable if you have some
GCSEs grade A to C.

Reasonable Adjustments

To ensure equality of opportunity Learning First will endeavour to make access arrangements with the Awarding Body where appropriate. Consideration will be given to whether the proposed access arrangements are suitable for the student’s particular learning difficulty. However, the arrangements must not affect the integrity of the assessment; therefore a thorough initial assessment at the beginning of all programmes will determine the course suitability.