Employ My Ability


Address:
Employ My AbilityThe Walled Garden
Moreton
Dorset
DT2 8RH
Satellites
- Employ My Ability at Thorngrove Garden Centre
Common Mead Lane
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4RE
- Course
Length
(weeks):
2 - 3 years - Residential
or
Day:
Residential and day -
Start Time:
September - Maximum
Number of
Students:
43 - Age
Range:
16 – 25
Contacts:
- Telephone Number:
01929405685 - Email Address:
paula@employmyability.org.uk - Website:
http:www.employmyability.org.uk

General Description
Employ My Ability serves young people with a Special Educational Need (SEN) from 16 to 25.
Catchment Area
We are a Dorset, Bournemouth, Poole, Wiltshire and Somerset provider, accepting learners from these areas.
Curriculum
Employ My Ability (EMA) opened to students in September 2015. EMA offers young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) education and training based at The Walled Garden, Moreton.
EMA offers:
VOCATIONAL QULAIFICATIONS BTEC Entry Level 3 Introduction to Hospitality |
BTEC Level 1 Hospitality and Tourism |
BTEC Entry Level 2 Skills for Independence and Work |
QCF Entry Level 3 WorkSkills |
BTEC Entry Level 3 Land based - Horticulture |
BTEC Entry Level 3 Land based – Animal Entry 3 Vocational Studies (Lifeskills, Business Enterprise, Travel Training) Level 1 Retail Level 1 Landbased Studies |
ENGLISH AND MATHS Entry 1 English |
Entry 2 English |
Entry 3 English |
Level 1 English Level 2 English |
Entry 1 Maths |
Entry 2 Maths |
Entry 3 Maths |
Level 1 Maths Level 2 Maths |
|
RARPAD English RARPAD Maths
EMA Curriculum Life Skills Travel Training Leisure Sports & Games PSHE Total Communication Onsite work experience Offsite work experience |
Students benefit from individual timetables for their vocational and personal development of skills which support them achieving the outcomes within their Educational Health and Care Plan. Students participate in onsite commercial work places, students have work experience at the Walled Garden, in the formal and working gardens, The Dovecote Café and commercial kitchen, animal enclosure, and plant shop and sales area. This supports students in both their vocational studies and functional skills – allowing them the time to develop their skills and confidence in real working environments.
Specialist Facilities
Students benefit from individual timetables for their vocational and personal development of skills which support them achieving the outcomes within their Educational Health and Care Plan. Students participate in onsite commercial work places, students have work experience at the Walled Garden, in the formal and working gardens, The Dovecote Café and commercial kitchen, animal enclosure, and plant shop and sales area. This supports students in both their vocational studies and functional skills – allowing them the time to develop their skills and confidence in real working environments.
Students also have access to onsite SALT sessions and a range of onsite therapy sessions.
Other Information
Employ My Ability has strong links with the local area, including the local village hall where students volunteer to run a monthly lunch club for the elderly.
Our Work Placement Officer has created and developed strong links to the comunity and local busineses, this should expand as we take on more work experience placements.
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