English

English is the Core of what we offer as this is the stepping stone to help young people to thrive and progress onto higher levels of study and work. We offer accredited NCFE / Pearson Functional Skills Qualifications in English from Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement (RARPA), Entry Levels through to Level 2.

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Programme of study

Course Outline

All Craftworks students study English. This is both as a stand alone subject and embedded throughout all vocational subjects.
Students learn to develop their, reading, writing, speaking, listening and communication skills.

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Levels

We support students to further develop their English skills based on their prior learning and diagnostic assessment results. This ranges from Entry 1 through to Level 2 courses across our student pathways. Each level and student pathway is tailored based on the individual student's needs. We further embed English through the use of Keywords and use Glossaries of terms in each Vocational area. This helps to contextualise learning, supports study skills and makes learning English enjoyable.

We have successfully entered 17 students early for their final examinations this year in April due to exceptional English Mock results. (23/24)

Site

All sites deliver the English curriculum.

Key Skill Development

Personal Development

Provides students with key skills needed to thrive both now and in their future. Students benefit from the Personal Development Curriculum to support them in Preparing for Adulthood with focussed sessions exploring three key areas: Myself, Community and Independence.

Interventions

These are worked on daily to support student achievement. Interventions support students identified needs, from their Education and Health Care plans and initial assessments. All students aims are broken down into managable small targets in collaboration with the student and regularly reviewed.

Enrichment

Supports students in expanding their horizons by providing opportunities to engage in on site and community outings. This is as well as hosting guest speakers to discuss local community opportunities and connections to local services, thus facilitating exploration of talents and interests.

Pathways

At Craftworks College, we are aware that all our students progress at their own rate therefore our pathways adopt the waves model of intervention to enable all students to succeed from their individual starting points. Students capable of achieving a full qualification follow the Universal Pathway.
Student that need their learning broken into smaller steps follow the Targeted Pathway, here they focus on one unit at a time and achieve Unit Accreditation.
Students that require our Specialist Pathway have a bespoke timetable which breaks learning down into even smaller steps to ensure that they are able to achieve at their own specific level.

Course Testimonials

We see our Student Voice as imperative as it inspires and motivates active change and development within the Craftwork College Community. We are proud of what our students say about their course and their time with us.