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Employ My Ability
Education and Training College for young people aged 16-25 with SEND
Contact
- Course
Length
(weeks):
2 - 3 years - Residential
or
Day:
Residential and day -
Start
Time:
September - Maximum
Number of
Students:
60 - Age
Range:
16 – 25
Main address
Employ My AbilityThe Walled Garden
Moreton
Dorset
DT2 8RH
About the students
Employ My Ability serves young people with a Special Educational Need (SEN) from 16 to 25.
Catchment
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 our two campuses - The Walled Garden, Moreton, and Gillingham North Dorset.
EMA offers study programmes with preparation for adulthood and support for employment themes, along with supported internships with employment partners such as Greene King and The NHS.
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VOCATIONAL QULAIFICATIONS CTH – Level 1 Award in Basic Cooking Skills |
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CTH – Level 2 in Culinary Skills |
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NOCN – Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (Entry Level 3 – Level 2 (award, certificate or diploma) |
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NOCN – Animal and Horticulture Modules |
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RARPA
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Hospitality Skills
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Land based & Animal Skills
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Preparation for Adulthood
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English Skills, Maths Skill, Digital Skills
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Functional Skills:
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NOCN - Entry Level 1- Level 2 – English and Maths
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NOCN Functional Skills Awards in English & Maths – Entry 1 – Level 2
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NOCN - Digital Functional Skills – Entry 3 – Level 1
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Supported Internship:
NOCN – Skills for Employment, Training and Personal Development (inc English and Maths Modules.) |
Our Moreton campus is set within The Walled Garden Moreton, a five-acre formal garden, and is designed to support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to achieve their potential through a combination of education and hands-on learning experiences in real working environments such as The Dovecote Café, formal gardens, and alongside our animals (such as goats, guinea pigs, and reptiles). The site is open to the public as a visitor attraction and students learn both independence and employability skills in their chosen areas.
Our Gillingham campus does not have areas open to the public, and is an environment designed to meet the needs of students with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), anxiety disorders, social, emotional and mental health (SEMH), and other special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The campus has a focus on preparation for adulthood themes, and is shared with our Adult Social Care Day Opportunities service, has dedicated classrooms, along with retail and hospitality training spaces providing students with a professional and immersive learning experience offering a realistic working environment to simulate industry standards as they develop their skills.
Specialist facilities
Moreton campus: set in The Walled Garden, a visitor attraction open to the public with formal gardens, café and animals. Our main classrooms are not accessible by the public, though our students get to utilise the classrooms, state of the training kitchen, along with the the more public facing areas such as the gardens, café, and animal park.
Gillinhgam campus: located outside of Gillingham town centre, this is not accessible by the public, and is suited to students with PMLD and SEND. The campus includes full training café (for retail, front of house, and kitchen skills development), multi-use games area, classrooms, vegetable garden, and independent living suite for preparation for adulthood training.
Other information
Employ My Ability has strong links with the local area and a diverse range of employment partners who we work with to find pathways for our students. Students also have access to onsite SALT sessions and a range of onsite therapy sessions.
Prospectus Request
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