Prince's Trust

Within the Prince’s Trust Department we believe that every young person should have the chance to embrace exciting opportunities and so we help them to find the tools and confidence they will need to exceed.

Staff in Department

Mrs P Turner (Head of Department)

Mr S Paine

Mr G Mills

Aims of the Department

This qualification has been developed with the aim of progressing learners into further education and/or employment.

It gives learners the opportunity to:

·         Develop their own personal growth and engagement in, and through, learning.

·         Engage in learning that is relevant to them and support their development of personal skills and attributes that are essential for working life and employment.

·         Prepare themselves for progression into further education programmes, apprenticeships or work-based learning.

Key Stage Four

At KS4 pupils are offered The Prince’s Trust Certificate and Diploma in Personal Development and Employability Skills (PDE), which recognises a breadth of personal skills, qualities and attitudes required by employers across a range of sectors.  

The specification has a choice of units which include:

1.     Career Planning

2.     Community Project

3.     Customer Service

4.     Interpersonal and Self-Management

5.     Managing Money

6.     Participating in Exercise

7.     Personal Project

8.     Planning for Personal Development

9.     Practising Leadership Skills

10. Preparing for a Healthy Lifestyle

11. Presentation Skills

12. Digital Skills

13. Teamwork Skills

14. Undertaking an Enterprise Project

15. Work Experience

Useful website

https://www.princes-trust.org.uk

Assessment

Students are assessed by portfolios of evidence which are internally and externally moderated. There are no external exams for this qualification.