Blackpool Skills College
Preparing for a fulfilling adult life.
Your future includes work, relationships, wellbeing and the everyday choices that matter to you.
Preparation for adulthood runs through the study programme. It includes employment and further learning, independent living, participation in the community, and health and wellbeing.
Goals reflect each student’s aspirations, needs and starting point. Progress may mean taking a new step towards work, managing an everyday task or making a choice with greater confidence.
Looking at the whole person
Four connected parts of adult life.
Employment and learning
Explore interests, understand possible routes and build skills for your next stage.
Independent living
Develop confidence with everyday tasks and decisions, with support appropriate to your needs.
Community participation
Explore ways to use local services, build connections and take part in community life.
Health and wellbeing
Understand what supports your wellbeing and know when and how to ask for help.
Confidence in everyday life
Independence, community and wellbeing
Proposed learning includes everyday money decisions, safe travel planning, using local services, relationships and personal boundaries, and knowing when and how to ask for help. We will discuss which activities are suitable and what support is needed.
01 Money and everyday decisions
Proposed activities may help you practise comparing prices, thinking about spending choices and planning a simple budget. Learning will reflect your starting point and the situations relevant to you.
02 Travel and local services
Safe travel planning and understanding local services can support participation in everyday life. We will discuss suitable activities and the support required. Any practical travel activity will depend on individual assessment and agreed arrangements.
03 Relationships and personal boundaries
Proposed learning includes respectful relationships, personal boundaries and recognising when something does not feel right. Activities will be adapted to students’ needs and understanding.
04 Wellbeing and asking for help
Knowing when and how to ask for help is a valuable part of becoming more independent. Learning may include identifying trusted sources of support and practising how to explain a concern.
Safeguarding and wellbeing support ↗Independence develops with the right support. Increasing independence does not mean removing support before a student is ready.
Start with curiosity
Turn your interests into a plan.
You do not need to arrive with your whole future mapped out. You do need opportunities to explore what interests you, understand different routes and practise the skills that help you move forward.
Discover possible directions
Explore possible careers
Vocational learning gives you a practical starting point for conversations about work. We will help you explore the roles connected to your interests, the training they require and the expectations you may encounter.
Plans can change as you discover more about yourself.
Explore our vocational subjects ↗Recognise your strengths
Build evidence of what you can do
Practical tasks can provide useful examples for applications and interviews. We propose helping students describe their strengths, identify skills they have developed and explain how they have responded to challenges.
Activities can include:
- Preparing a CV.
- Completing an application.
- Practising interview questions.
Understanding the world of work
Learning about employers
Our proposed approach includes opportunities to hear about workplaces and the people who work in them. Employer encounters, visits and work experience will depend on availability, suitability and the arrangements agreed for each student.
Confirmed opportunities will be explained in advance.
Bring your goals together
Plan the next step
Your progression plan should identify realistic options, the requirements attached to them and the actions needed. These could include further education, an apprenticeship or employment. We will discuss support needs and transition information where relevant.
Explore the options
Consider routes that connect with your interests, aspirations and support needs.
Understand the requirements
Look at what a provider or employer expects and what you may need to prepare.
Agree the actions
Identify practical next steps and discuss the support needed for transition.
Places and jobs remain subject to the receiving organisation’s requirements.
Let’s talk about your future.
Share your interests, ask questions and discuss what your next steps could look like.