ASK- Kehelland College

George Slater is the ASK project lead for EBP and recently supported and inspired the pupils of Kehelland College.

One of the benefits of attending careers events to represent The ASK Programme is the opportunity to network with other stakeholders, and one example is Kehelland College. Having heard about our work on the Development School programme, they requested support and we were able to deliver a bespoke session that:

• Gave an overview of apprenticeships using the dedicated SEND resources from Amazing Apprenticeships
• Moved onto a Lego Robotics challenge where the 11 participants worked in teams to build and customise their own vehicles.
• Used their coding skills to create movement, sound effects and navigate - all using problem solving and team work to great effect.
• Rounded off with the wonderful This is my story video and a chance for questions.

They have posted about it here and completed a case study that is shared with the DfE to help measure the impact of The ASK Programme.

Some quotes: "George came into our third-year lesson and spoke about apprenticeships and set up a Lego car STEM task, he then showed an amazing video, showing young people with disabilities, who are were speaking about their apprenticeship, this was particularly relevant for our young people and gave them to see other young people like themselves achieving through the apprenticeship scheme. One young person has applied for an apprenticeship and a further two are going to speak with their work experience employers, to see if they would consider offering them an apprenticeship."