Springboard (SEND) Open Event, Watford (ages 15+)

North Hertfordshire College is pleased to announce our November open event at Springboard Watford which will be held on Thursday 5th November 3pm – 5pm at our prestigious premises. This is an opportunity for professionals, parents, and prospective students to meet the team and find out more about the Springboard programme.

Please note our address for this event will be: 

Springboard
Unit 8 Wilmington Close 
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0FQ

The nearest car park is Gade car park in Rosslyn Road and Wilmington Close is off Upton Road:

https://citipark.co.uk/car-parks/watford/gade-car-park

If you are not already aware of Springboard, it is a full-time personalised course which provides students with the support, knowledge, skills and confidence to become more independent, make informed decisions and ultimately to progress into mainstream college and work. The course is delivered in self-contained teaching centre in Watford.

Springboard course is for school leavers - young people aged 16 and over who require additional support before progressing to a cross college vocational course or employment. Many of our students have a diagnosis or traits of autism. Many have associated emotional and mental health needs that require specialist and bespoke support before they can move on and make a successful transition to adulthood. We do also consider 15-year-olds but only if they have an EHCP – subject to funding being approved by the local authority.

All candidates out of Herts do need EHCP.

Our students study Employability, Functional Skills Maths and English from Entry 3 to Level 2, Creative Arts (Drama) Therapy, Life Skills, Personal Development and Wellbeing, Vocational tasters in Art, Cooking and First Aid, Enrichment, and complete 34 hours of work experience in their vocational area of interest. We support our students to transition into cross college vocational courses, supported internships or apprenticeships or employment by helping them to discover what they want to do after Springboard, arranging taster sessions and supporting them at interviews.

Students need to meet our assessment criteria in order to access the provision although individual needs are always considered, and decisions are made on a case by case basis and subject to funding being approved by the Local Authority.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Mark Kucper: mkucper@nhc.ac.uk or text / call us on: 07961522708.

To help us to manage numbers we would appreciate a confirmation from you as to what time you are planning to attend. The event is on drop-in basis and there is no need to book to attend.

 

Please forward this email to any students, parents or professional contacts who may be interested in attending.

 

If you are unable to attend but would like to find out more about our provision, we would be happy to arrange a visit on an individual basis. Please email Mark at the above email.

 

We look forward to meeting you at our open event.

 

Prospectus link:

 

https://indd.adobe.com/view/1aec11b4-4cdf-4dde-9ebb-978bf90a1b02

If you would like to attend, please contact Mark Kucper: mkucper@nhc.ac.uk or text / call on: 07961522708.