Access PMLD

Summary:

Access PMLD is a specialist college provision offering individual and flexible timetables for up to 8 students each year.

Course Code: A0052 Minimum Age: 16 Maximum Age: 23 Start Date: 10/09/2012 End Date: 19/07/2013 Course Length: Usually 2 years - reapply for funding each academic year Course Schedule: Up to 4 days per week, 9am - 3pm Entry Requirements:

Potential students may have

• An Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Profound and multiple learning difficulties
• Communication difficulties
• A history of behaviours that can be challenging
• Physical diabilities
• Visual/hearing impairments

If you feel you have a student that the course may be suitable for please contact one of the staff below to arrange an intial assessment.

• Denise Beal (course tutor) denise.beal@ccn.ac.uk
• Mary Turner (Placement budget Advisor) mary.turner@ccn.ac.uk/ 01603 773548
• Rachael Wickens (course tutor) rachael.wickens@ccn.ac.uk

Core Skills:

Students will be set individual targets based on our curriculum.

The curriculum covers:

• Communuication and literacy
• Number and problem solving
• Life skills
• Employability
• Community and citizenship
• Social and leisure

Assessment:

There is no formal assessment on the Access PMLD programme.

Students will have their progress towards individual targets continously assessed and reviewed. Reviews with students and their parents/carers will take place throughout the year.

Academic Progression:

Students usually attend the Access PMLD course for a second year. In some cases students may have a third year on the course if it's felt to be appropriate and funding can successfully be applied for.

Students may progress on to further courses within Foundation Studies or onto other programmes within the community.

Career Progression:

If appropriate some students may progress to the Enterprise courses within Foundation Learning in the vocational areas of Retail, Hospitality or Horticulture.

it is aso possible that students may be able to access supported work experience opportunities while they are on the course.

Full Description:

Access PMLD runs within Foundation Studies at City College Norwich's main campus on Ipswich Road. The course enables students to feel safe and secure in a busy mainstream environment. Students receive high levels of support throughout their college day.

We aim to do everything we can to meet the needs of our students. We are very flexible and will adapt and change to meet needs and develop solutions to aid progression. We continously conduct informal assessments and challenge our students by offering them new experiences and guiding them towards independence wherever possible.

We work closely with parents/carers to plan each student's programme and how best to work with them.

Course fee: Students will need to have successfully applied for and recieved funding. Costs:

There will be some small costs throughout the year towards cooking, snacks and some activites. We go on a residential in the summer term and will ask for a contribution towards this. If you are unable to make these contributions you will need to discuss alternative arrangements with the course tutor.

Please contact the Advice Shop for details of costs and start dates.

Please note that although the information given is believed to be correct at the time of publication, course information, costs where applicable and attendance details may change.

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