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The young people in the care of Applied Care and Development Limited (ACAD) have access to a comprehensive and diverse curriculum individualised to meet the needs of each young person.
ACAD Education is registered as an Independent School and is subject to inspection by HMIe and is an SQA approved centre.
ACAD Education staff follow the curriculum for Excellence Framework while providing support in developmental areas, including:
- Personal and Social Development
- Counselling
- Drugs and Alcohol Counselling
- Anger Management
- Sexual Health and Education
Staff use nationally recognised programmes of study in their delivery including:
- SQA National Qualifications
- ASDAN – Bronze, Silver COPE and short courses
- Pathways
- Teen Talk
- Education City
ACAD’s Specialist Education Team is committed to providing young people with the opportunities they need to equip them for their future in effective learning and personal development.
The team does this by:
- Involving the young person in shaping their Individualised Education Plan
- Addressing the barriers to learning, e.g. through self-esteem building and raising self expectations
- Working closely with the Care and Pedagogical Staff in promoting a culture of lifelong learning
- Providing an educationally rich environment
- Accelerated leaning for young people through intensive individual developmental work
- Engaging young people in the highest quality learning activities
- Building the Core Skills subject areas of Numeracy, Problem Solving, Working with Others, Communication and IT into the curriculum
- Developing a culture of ambition and achievement.
Through a cohesive approach to monitoring and regular evaluation of progress, the team reflect and respond to the needs of the individual. Our daily methods of recording and evaluation enables staff to further plan and inform their working practice, ensuring effective approaches to education.
Personal and Social Education places great value on the development of life skills, it is therefore a vital part of our detailed programme of education, individualised to meet young people’s needs and abilities, while remaining age-appropriate.
PSE is integral to the overall care and development of the young person.
Some of the difficulties that we work through are:
- The life experiences young people bring
- Literacy and numeracy problems
- Problems in communicating personal concerns
- Delayed moral development and cultural awareness
- General communication and language difficulties
- Having a poor self-image
- Health and wellbeing
- Independence
Our reflective and detailed PSE programme of has shown to greatly enhance the personal and social needs of young people.
