Schools Support

PTS can provide support to schools and their pupils who may need additional career direction or support to re-engage with school life. We have provided a summary of some of the key services we can provide to your pupils while they remain on school roll with you and continue full time education with your organisation.

YOU COULD BE PROGRAMME

The 'You Could Be…' programme helps learners explore their career options and how they can progress into further education, employment or training. This is usually delivered over 3 hours one day a week, over the length of a school term from either the school premises or from our Mill Place Skills Academy in central Gloucester.

The YCB programme is designed to help students explore what they could be and inspire young people to re-engage with learning, progress onto further education, employment or training with help from our specialist tutors.

This course covers:

• Skills for Work.
• Skills for Life.
• Level 1 Award in the Importance of Resilience and Grit qualification.
• Encouragement to re-engage at school leading to improved behaviour and attendance.
• Support with exploring and identifying post-16 options.

SKILLS TOWARDS ENABLING PROGRESSION (Step Up)

This programme is based at one of our centres in central Gloucester, meaning students can join at any time.

This programme runs from September to the end of June and involves 1.5 days of classroom-based learning and optional English and maths support while the pupils remain in full time education with you.

Depending on when participants join the programme they can complete either:

• The Ascentis Level 1 Award or Certificate in Skills Towards Enabling Progression (Step Up) qualification.
• Weekly Skills for Work lessons.
• Weekly Skills for Life lessons.
• Encouragement to re-engage at school leading to improved behaviour and attendance.
• Support with exploring and identifying post-16 options.

Summer Support Programme

The Summer Support Programme aids students who have fallen behind during the year due to Covid-19. This takes place during term six and the summer holidays. The programme can cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Post-16 planning.
• Skills for Work.
• The Level 1 Award in Importance of Resilience and Grit qualification.
• One-on-one mentoring.
• Impartial advice and guidance.
• Study skills workshop.

OUR SERVICES INCLUDE:

• Designing and delivering a short term tailor-made placement package to suit you which can be in the form of tasters or block placements to support career aspirations while pupils remain in full time education with you.
• Support for you and your parents/carers, working with the school work-experience coordinator to make sure the placement is well-managed.
• A monitoring system to support you while you're on your work-placement.
• Communication between PTS, the employer and the school to make sure the programme is running as expected.