Education Opportunities

For young people already in education or training we focus our support to ensure they achieve high levels of attendance. All young people are expected to continue learning, training, seek employment or take part in the Northwest Leaving Care training and development programmes. These generally include: food hygiene, first aid, health & safety, fire awareness, tenancy training, CV writing, communication skills, interview techniques, application & form completing and presentation and more.

North West Leaving Care are a registered Asdan centre, all young people are encouraged to engage with Asdan to enable them to learn and develop at their own pace. At North West Leaving Care we recognise that young people can struggle to attend mainstream education, we aim to give young people chance to learn and enhance their knowledge in a comfortable and familiar setting. Young people can work with their support workers throughout Asdan projects, North West Leaving care also have access to an education provider if young people wish to keep home life and education separate

Northwest Leaving Care Workbook

Each young person works through our independence training pack which has been developed and designed by young people and our support workers. The pack is progressive and broken down into easy to manage stages. Starting with the basic everyday tasks we must all complete to live healthy and safe lives. The book teaches young people a range of domestic, social and practical skills, developing their knowledge and understanding of independent living. The issues around being a good tenant are referenced throughout the pack and young people learn to understand the rights and responsibilities of tenants.

A range of online courses which are nationally accredited are also available for young people to add to their record of achievement and CV. 

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Leisure, sport and cultural activities

Young people are encouraged to engage in individual activities which not only consider their ethnicity, culture, language, religion, interests and abilities, but also help to widen and deepen their life experiences promoting tolerance and diversity. 

We regularly run sponsored events to raise money for homeless communities in our areas. Young people are encouraged to plan and participate in our sponsored walks and bike rides at different times of the year. 

We also run soup kitchens across winter months where young people are able to join in the organising and distributing of food and warm clothes to those less fortunate in our local communities.