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1. ALED (Alternative Educational Development) I always believe that every young person has the potential to reach their goals in life; sometimes this awareness in young people has to surface from different learning styles. Young people today need more stimulation and most importantly must have a creative approach to work. How can you engage someone into learning and overcome difficulties in study? This question is in the heads of many teachers like trying to find the holy grail of education of young people. Media can be a gateway to learning, introducing subjects that mainstream school may not offer in an intensive learning programme. At ALED we discover a new awareness to the world outside within small groups, addressing issues of low self-esteem and confidence; how can you start to learn without the knowledge that the process of learning will help you face the world? Photography, Animation, Desktop Publishing, Creative writing and Poetry can be used as a switch, change the thought process, develop concentration skills and most importantly learn to listen and digest information then you have the building blocks to discover your interests. 2. PAYP (Positive Activities for Young People) This is a programme designed for Yr 9 pupils who are still in school but have been identified as 'at risk'. Up to 20 young people are engaged with during all school holidays and are kept through participating in positive activities, which include workshops, art, discussions, community programmes and sports. The programme works on personal and social skills and aims to builds young people's resilience. The Yr 6 programme is designed to support young people through the transition from primary to high school. 3. Flexi-table Flexi-table is a pilot project with Northgate School; it identifies young people who are capable of achieving GCSEs but through challenging behaviour are in danger of school exclusion. Flexi-table allows young people to choose which GCSE subjects they like (English, Maths and Science are mandatory) and leave the school site at other times to work on social, life and personal development skills with 4’rce Training. 4. U Project U Project is a project for Yr 11 school leavers that have become or are likely to become NEET. It is a week long project working on their confidence, motivation and aim to support them into a positive outcome by the end of the programme. 5. Aspire Aspire is an intensive 12 week programme designed for 16 – 17 year-olds that need support with career and education options as well as imparting a sense of self belief. 6. YPLA YPLA is our full time alternative schools provision that offers personal and social development. This includes sessions such as managing anger and exploring self-image. The 10 Yr 10 and 10 Yr 11 young people are also able to work towards gaining 4 GCSEs in English, Maths and Science. 7. OCN 8. European Team Challenge This project is for young people, 18-25 years old to broaden their horizons and expose them to different cultures. It is aimed at giving them an insight into what it is like to live and work in another European country. The team challenge includes a 2 week community project in another country. 9. Consult Consult is designed to recruit a group/core of young people that will be upskilled and trained to deliver role-plays, presentations and learning and consulting opportunities to adult teaching staff. The consult group will gather and share experiences of both themselves and young people, teaching staff and other "professional adults", whilst at the same time allowing teaching staff and adult "professionals" to share their stories, experiences and views with the consult group. By planning and delivering training and consulting days to both pupils and teaching staff, consult will seek to bridge the gap created by an "us and them" mentality. 10. Changes Project Unlike YPLA based at Taylor House, which is designed to pick up people who have been permanently excluded from school, the Changes programmes is designed as an intervention programme which stops young people from going off the rails and strives to keep them in mainstream education. It supports mainstream teaching staff when they reach the point where they feel there is no more they can do. Changes steps in to modify behaviours and thus helps in three specific areas. 1. It enables teaching to carry on in mainstream through offering 'time out' for the disaffected pupil. 2. Reduces stress placed upon teachers in mainstream education 3. Helps the disaffected young person to explore issues and barriers to learning. The topics covered are self awareness, emotional management, life and social skills and we can even offer 1-1 counselling from a psychotherapist. Today Changes is working with 10+ schools and LAC (Looked After Children). Currently we are working towards embedding NOCN qualifications into the programme, as well as offering qualifications in numeracy and literacy. We are also in negotiations with The Princes Trust regarding the XL Schools Programme and embedding that within the Changes programme. Obviously our main aim is to keep the young people in education, gradually integrating them back into full time mainstream. This is essential as we work with young people as young as 11.
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