PART I. Introduction; 1. Defining Aspirations; 2. Aspirations and Gender; 3. Aspirations and Ethnicity; 4. Motivation; PART II. The Readiness for Life Programme; 5. Aims; 6. The Structure of the RfL Programme; 7. Themes; 8. Creating the Learning Environment; 9. Delivering the RfL Curriculum; 10. Monitoring and Evaluation; PART III. The Readiness for Life Curriculum; Curriculum Resources; Appendices; Appendix I - Tool to identify students to participate in RfL; Appendix II - RfL Student Questionnnaire; Appendix III - Certificate template
Setting out a year-long curriculum based programme for education and youth professionals, this book provides a challenging and engaging workshop-based approach to developing school engagement and ambitions in young people aged 11-18. The programme, which is informed by CBT, helps professionals to understand barriers to young people's school engagement and learning. It outlines a case for a practical, well-rounded curriculum that readies students for life post-education through eight core themes, including 'believing in me', 'money matters' and 'business basics'. The second part of the book is a photocopiable manual for use in classroom settings, making this an essential, hands-on manual for nurturing young people's life skills.
Market: Teachers (secondary/high school), coaches, counsellors, youth workers, social workers,
youth offending teams, parents