St Helens College | 2024 School Leavers' Prospectus

Supported Internship Hayden The Supported Internship Programme is a partnership between St Helens College and St Helens Council, aimed at giving young people, aged 16-25with an Educational Healthcare Plan (EHCP), the opportunity to gain valuablework experience, whichwill support their aspirations towards future employment or voluntary work. Students will participate in an extendedwork placement with the support of a JobCoach, mock interviews, industry visits and skills sector demonstrations. They will develop the practical and social skills needed to enter theworkplace through the support of a JobCoach, with the end goal of achieving paid employment after the internship. "I loved attendingCollege. It provided routine and I enjoyed making friends. Although the campus is big, I felt safe and my tutors were approachable, kind and always there to help. One of the best parts of the Supported Internship was completing awork placement with the College’s Apprenticeship Teamand going on days out to Liverpool. I amnow ready to find employment." Formore information about the support available to you, please get in touchwith the team ↓ Supported Internship Co-Ordinator Email: siadmin@sthelens.ac.uk www.sthelens.ac.uk/supportedinternship 22 Our Inclusive Learning department is a friendly and nurturing environment, which supports young people with awide range of learning difficulties and/or disabilities. Wewant our students to be fully engaged in their own choices, possessing the ability tomake informed and safe decisions about their future steps into independent living or work, as well as becoming active and productivemembers of the local andwider community. During their time at College, students have the opportunity to develop their work skills including communication and teamwork alongwith life skills such asmoneymanagement, cookery and safe travel. They will followan individualised programme of study includingmaths, English, OCR qualifications, interventions andwork experience designed tomeet their EHCP outcomes and their identified individual development. Students will leave us with skills for life and an understanding of the importance of their physical and mental wellbeing. They will choose their pathway depending on their own goals for the future – Life Skills Pathway or Work Skills Pathway. Inclusive Learning 23 www.sthelens.ac.uk /inclusivelearning