1. Learning for Life and Work in the SLD classroom

2. Aims for today: Discuss teaching LLW in the SLD classroom
Review CCEA current and future LLW curriculum resources
Give an overview of the links between the curriculum resources and CCEA qualifications

3. Education for Employability
At Key Stage 3, the Education for Employability strand focuses on three themes:
Work in the Local and Global Economy
Exploring work in the Local and Global Economy allows young people opportunities to investigate the impact of the global market on Northern Ireland and to reflect on the implications for their personal career planning.
Career Management
The concept of career is changing, moving away from the likelihood of a job for life to the expectation that individuals will experience several career changes. Exploring Career Management provides opportunities for young people to investigate future careers. It also teaches the importance of lifelong learning, self-marketing and effective personal career planning.
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
Enterprise and Entrepreneurship provides opportunities for young people to investigate the need for employers and employees to demonstrate creativity and enterprise. It also allows them to identify and practise some of the skills and develop the attributes associated with being enterprising.

4. Home Economics
Home Economics is a discrete strand of the Learning for Life and Work learning area and is based on the following key themes:
Healthy Eating
Through the exploration of healthy eating, pupils develop the knowledge, understanding and practical skills required for healthy living. They learn how to plan, prepare, serve, handle and store food safely.
Home and Family Life
This dimension provides opportunities for young people to understand the importance of the family as a caring unit.
Independent Living
Pupils learn how to manage resources effectively as well as the importance of being discerning consumers.

5. Local Global Citizenship
Local Global Citizenship is based on the following themes, which are addressed in local, national, European and global contexts:
Human Rights and Social Responsibility
The principles of human rights and social responsibility are central to all learning in the Local and Global Citizenship strand. Young people learn that a globally accepted values base exists. This is documented in various international human rights charters, which outline the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups in democratic societies.
Diversity and Inclusion
Pupils consider the range and extent of diversity and inclusion in local and global societies and identify the challenges and opportunities this presents.
Equality and Social Justice
Through investigating the themes of equality and social justice, pupils learn that inequality and injustice exist and have an impact on individuals, groups and society. They begin to recognise that individuals, governments and society have responsibilities to promote equality and justice on a local and global level.

6. Personal Development
Personal Development is based on the following key themes:
Self-awareness
Exploring self-awareness allows pupils to consider the importance of self-confidence and self-esteem to physical and emotional/mental health throughout life. Pupils explore their sense of self and their personal morals, values and beliefs. They investigate influences on self and others and develop skills to improve their own learning.
Personal Health
This dimension provides opportunities for pupils to understand the importance of recognising and managing the factors that may influence their physical and emotional/mental health throughout their life. Pupils explore the concepts of holistic health, personal safety and influences that can have both a positive and negative impact on their health, including legal and illegal substances and accidents.
Relationships
Exploring relationships enables pupils to understand how important forming and maintaining relationships is to good physical and emotional/mental health throughout life. Pupils explore relationships including friendships and loving, respectful relationships. They also examine ways to cope with challenging relationships and conflict situations, and they explore the implications of sexual maturation and early sexual activity.

7. Developing Skills
Learning for Life and Work supports other key components of the Revised Curriculum like Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities. It provides opportunities for pupils to develop skills, knowledge, understanding, attitudes and values that help them:
prepare for adult life, independent living and work;
meet the challenges and opportunities of contemporary society; and
make informed decisions and take responsible action throughout their lives.
There are also many opportunities to develop each of the three cross curricular skills, Using Maths, Using ICT and Communication.

8. LLW in your Classroom How does LLW teaching and learning look?
Which topics?
Which activities?
Are the CCEA resources used?

9. CCEA LLW Curriculum Resources
10 thematic units of teaching and learning activities
10 reading books
Each reading book is available in three levels to cater for differing ability levels.

10. Responding Responsibly
Key Themes
Energy Exploration: activities to develop an understanding of energy, its sources and how to use energy wisely.
Houses and Homes: investigating different types of homes and the reasons for choosing each type.

11. Responding Responsibly
Money Matters: an in-depth unit on everything from recognising coins and notes through to spending and saving. This unit links in with the Financial Capability resources which are available on n/
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: this section has many activities on how to be environmentally friendly in managing waste.
Weather Watchers: learners will be given opportunities to look at different weathers and learn appropriate clothing choices and activities for the season.

12. Knowing & Growing
This unit looks at Relationships and Sexuality Education.
Key Themes:
My Body: these activities look at body issues related to puberty and becoming an adult. The emphasis is on providing useful information and keeping healthy and safe.
Becoming a Teenager: these activities look at managing relationships as a teenager and dealing with feelings of attraction to others.
My Choices Now: developing a sense of self and understanding how to make mature choices
The Department of Education are commissioning new materials for Relationships and Sexuality Education. Middletown Centre for Autism also provide excellent information.
Some of the issues relating to RSE are:
Managing maturing bodily functions
‘Etiquette’ for using public toilets for boys/young men
Understanding different relationships and the appropriate behaviours for each type

13. Let’s Celebrate Key Themes:
Clothes Conscious: activities to develop an understanding of clothes for different occasions and how to look after clothes.
Festivals: investigating celebrations at home and in society
The World on a Plate: what do we eat and where does it come from?

14. In, Out and Beyond Key Themes:
Taking Part: learning self management in school
Where in the World: studying the learner’s geographical place in the world
What’s Out There: looking at the places and people in our local community

15. Our Life Times Key Themes:
Developing a personalised newspaper for each learner

16. Into Independence Key themes:
Active Lives: developing healthy leisure time. This section also links to the video and CPD materials ‘Play and Leisure for All’ in A Window On Special series.

19. Into Independence
Drugs for Mugs: developing a healthy lifestyle and understanding the impact of cigarettes, alcohol and non-prescription drugs
Get Connected: using technology wisely
Going Places: developing independent travel skills. This unit is best used alongside a set of activities for developing practical skills. The Road Safety Office also provide educational resources and cycling proficiency and walking proficiency schemes.
Have Your Say: developing decision making skills and practical examples for participation in society. This section also links to the video and CPD materials ‘A Rights Respecting School’ in A Window On Special series.

20. LLW Reading Books
Each reading book comes in three levels to cater for differing abilities.
Topics:
Breakfast – boiled egg and toast
Breakfast – porridge
Breakfast – tea and toast
Jobs in the local community
Reduce, reuse, recycle
Storing and using food
Technology through the ages
Eat well, feel better
Saving energy
How technology is used in work

21. Further information
More details of these resources can be found on ccea.org.uk/curriculum/sen_inclusion/curriculum_resources/learning _life_and_work

22. What’s missing? Tell us what else is needed. More units?
Digital resources?
Teaching strategies?
Opportunities to develop skills through LLW?
Something else?

23. New ELQ Life Skills and LLW Thematic Units
A number of the LLW thematic units have been taken into consideration in the development of a new CCEA Entry level qualification: Entry Level Life Skills
This qualification has been developed with the needs of learners in a special school setting in mind
It is available for first teaching from September 2017
27 units to choose from at Entry Level 1, 2 and 3, grouped in to 5 skills areas
Independent Living
Personal
Communication and Number
Vocational
Arts and Leisure
Students complete any 6 units; no mandatory units

24. Entry Level Life Skills Unit
CCEA ELQ Life Skills
The following LLW thematic units and teaching activities may provide evidence for the following are units in the new CCEA Entry Level Life Skills qualification
LLW Thematic Unit
Entry Level Life Skills Unit
Into Independence Have your say
Unit 6: Representing Myself
Into Independence Get connected
Unit 15: Digital skills for everyday life
Unit 16: Using social media safely
Into Independence: Going places
Unit 5: Travelling in my community
Knowing and Growing: My body
Unit 11: Personal Safety
Knowing and Growing: Becoming a teenager
Unit 9: Relationships and Sexuality
Knowing and Growing: My Choices Now
Unit 2: Using shopping facilities
My Changing World: Supermarket Study
Unit 2: Using Shopping Facilities
Nothing ever stays the same: will I stay the same ?
Unit 10: Looking After My Mental health

25. Further info
More info and support materials for the delivery of this new qualification can be found one the CCEA Life Skills microsite:
There will be a Launch and Support event on 12th September 2017 at Corrs Corner Hotel. This can be booked online through CCEA Events
Contact Teresa Robb, for further information

26. Future Plans Review units: Do you want to be part of this development?
To update use of technology
Make progression of skills more explicit
Update and expand topics
Do you want to be part of this development?

27. Treasa Hawksford: thawksford@ccea.org.uk