Welcome to Foundation Studies

Prospects Centre

Your Foundation Studies Courses will be taught in the Prospects

Centre.

At college, there is a drop off and pick up point. If you need support when

travelling, you will be met by an ESW and supported to the canteen or your

classroom.

About your course

• Each course is 1 academic year, September until June, 3 - 4 days a week.

• Classes are all day long. Every Wednesday you will start at 10am.

• You will get a college ID card that you need to bring to college every day.

• You will have a group tutor who you call by their first name.

• Class sizes are small, approximately 8 in a class. You will have support in class. At college we call thesepeople Educational Support Workers.

• We are based in Prospects Centre with it’s own canteen and quiet room.

• All students study maths and English.

• We also have our own café and shop that is run by students.

• We offer enrichment for you to get involved in.

• If you have an EHCP, you will get £3.00 on your ID badge to pay for your dinners.

• You might be able to go into Bury for your dinner or if you need support at dinner time there are staffaround to help you. We also have quiet rooms and lunch time activities.

• We would like you to make friends and have fun and will help you to do this.

About your course

Foundation Studies Team

You will have a Personal Tutor if you are on a full-time course. You will be with your Personal Tutor for several lessons and they will offer you support and guidance if needed.

Entry 1 Team Chris, Kay, Gwen and Elaine

Entry 2/3 Team Elaine, Daniel, Sam and Tammy

New Horizons Team Rhiannon, Alison and Adam

Job CoachesLiz and Katie

Head of Curriculum

Debbie O’Brien

Other staff members around college

The Millennium Reception Team

Tina MorrisStudent Services

Sam PedleyPastoral Manager

Foundation StudiesCourses

New Horizons

New Horizons – Daily Overview

New Horizons – Example Timetables Sensory

New Horizons – Example Timetables

Stepping Stones

New Horizons – Example Timetables Boost

Lunchtime Clubs/Choosing Time Activities Choir

Archery

Games

Sensory Room

New Horizons

New Horizons

• You will be receiving a Welcome pack in the post. It will have more information in and some forms for you to fill in.

• If you have a questions please contact us: rhiannon.warren@burycollege.ac.uk

Life Wise

Life Wise is an introduction to living more independently. You

will focus on looking after yourself and your home. There is also

a key focus on accessing your local community and volunteering.

You will need to look at your weekly course overview and

remember money, suitable outdoor clothing, travel pass and a

packed lunch when needed.

Group Tutor:Chris Chartres

Work Wise

Work Wise is an introduction to work. You

will run the Smart Café, where you are

required to plan, prepare and make food

that you will serve to customers every

Tuesday.

There is a focus on health and hygiene, team

work, customer service and money skills.

Group Tutor:Kay Atkinson

Life Challenge

On Life Challenge you will focus on self advocacy,getting about safely on public transport, volunteeringand accessing the local and wider community.

You will also go on an overnight residential usually inJune.

You will need to look at your weekly course overviewand remember your money for trips, suitable outdoorclothing, travel pass and a packed lunch when needed.

Group Tutor:Chris Chartres

Work Challenge

Work Challenge focuses on the skills required to run

your own business. You will take part in a Young

Enterprise Scheme where you choose and run a

business and create your own company.

This includes, having a role in the company, making

items to sell, working as part of a team and taking part

in trade fairs and competitions.

Group Tutor:Gwen Isherwood

Moving On

Moving On will give you with the confidence to moveonto a more independent way of living, including,finding out about other meaningful leisure andvolunteering organisations in your local area.

You will also do the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Group Tutor:Dan Cullen

Steps to Work and Supported Internship

Steps to Work is the course before the Supported Internship. It willhelp you get ready for work by developing your employability skills.You will get an external 1 day a week work placement. You will also bein charge of managing our shop, the Smart Shop. The course enablesstudents to progress onto voluntary work on the SupportedInternship. Supported Internship is all about you finding paid work.

Supported Internship is the course if you want a job. It will give youindividual work placements that meet your aspirations. You will besupported through the whole process of finding work, includingpersonal presentation, CV building, interviews, job searching and onthe job training. You will be supported by job coaches when out onplacement in different settings.

Group Tutor:Tammy Davies

Example timetable- Moving On

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

9.00 - 12.00pm

Accessing Leisure Services

Daniel Cullen

Room N224

9.00 – 10.30am

English

Caroline Jones

Room N210

10.00 – 12.00pm

Volunteering

Chris Chartres

Room N208

9.00 – 10.30am

Tutorial

Daniel Cullen

Room N211

10:30-12pm

Maths

Deborah O’Brien

Room N218

10.30 – 12.00pm

Duke of Edinburgh Workshop

Daniel Cullen

Room N211

12.00 – 1.00pm

LUNCH TIME

12.00– 1.00pm

LUNCHTIME

12.00 – 1.00pm

LUNCHTIME

12.00 – 1.00pm

LUNCHTIME

1.00– 3.00pm

Enrichment Term 1- Zumba

(Elaine Hopwood)

Term 2- Sports

(Scott Carnegie)

Term3- Love Rocks

(Sam Lawrie)

1.00 – 3.30pm

Knowing Your Local Area

Tammy Davies

Room N210

1.00-3.30pm

Volunteering

Daniel Cullen

Room N210

1.00– 3.00pm

EnrichmentTerm 1- Community

(Debbie Willis)

Term 2- Smart Café

Kay Atkinson

Term 3- Youth Club

(Tammy Davies)