Life Skills
The Macmillan Academy Lifeskills course is designed to help students prepare themselves for the challenges of later life.
We develop personal organisation, communication, goal setting and
problem solving skills which is are essential for the future challenges outside of Macmillan Academy.
We look to raise self-esteem and confidence in our students, giving them a variety of differing challenging environments in and out of the classroom.
Our Macmillan Academy Lifeskills programme at Key Stage 4 combines excitement, challenge, with adventure and makes the clear connection between learning and achievement.
It allows the student to build on their own skills at their pace in a small class. While they are learning, they will have fun visiting new places and trying lots of new activities. The students will have support in the class and out of class if they need it. Students will develop their self confidence and have the opportunity to try vocational options and a work placement to help them make realistic choices about their future.
COURSE DETAILS
The course uses the ASDAN Certificate of Personal Effectiveness as an umbrella award which encompasses many smaller modular courses. The main courses underneath the umbrella are Edexcel WorksSkills 
Award, ASDAN International Short Courses Award, ASDAN Personal Finance Award and the ASDAN Experience of Work Award Short course.
If the student successfully complete the courses requirements they it will equal 2 ½ GCSE at grade C
COURSE ACTIVITIES
The course uses many offsite experiences to help promote their learning and achievement such as:
- London 3 Day visit
- Manchester Airport visit
- Darlington Lifeskills challenge Day
- Health & Safety visit to Dolphin Centre
- Opening a bank Account
- Numerous Outdoor Learning Experiences:- Walking Climbing, Surfing, Canoeing, Sailing, Gorge Walking, High ropes courses
- Connexions Sessions
- Further education visits
- Careers Seminars
- Cooking Healthy Meals
- George Journey
- Healthy Shopping
- Monk Farm visit
- Sex Education Roadshow
ASSESSMENT
This course is assessed entirely through coursework. Each of the modules is completed through a variety of assignments. These assignments are constructed in a range of tasks challenging a range of skills.
QUALIFICATIONS
The course offers a wide range of qualifications:
- Edexcel Worksills
- ASDAN CoPE
- ASDAN International (Short course)
- ASDAN Personal finance (Short course)
- Edexcel Healthy Eating Level 1
- ADLAN Literacy & Numeracy
Staff
| Name | Department |
| Mr R Armstrong | Physical Education |
| Miss A Hook | English |
| Mr Z Marlowe | Outdoor Learning |
| Miss L Scott | Outdoor Learning |
| Miss S Thomson | Design & Technology |
| Ms E Cox | English |
| Miss E Hill | Business Studies |
| Mrs T Richardson | Learning Support |
| Miss K Larry | Learning Support |
