email: bf.education@hotmail.co.uk Phone: (0161) 737 4790
BRIGHTER FUTURES
BF Education Sevices CIC
Alternative Vocational Centre for 12-16 year olds
Building Lives
One Step at a time
WELCOME
Brighter Futures is not only an Alternative Education and Vocational Provider but we are a Not for Profit organisation, providing Academic Education, covering all the Key Stages in the core subjects, English, Maths and Wider key skills as well as personal and socil development.
Functional Skills are also offered the core subjects, English, Maths
We offer Flexible Vocational training programmes within the construction and vehicle maintenance sectors as well as cooking and hair and beauty. We work with hard to reach groups who find it difficult to be in a classroom environment and to learn by traditional teaching methods. We also work with many individuals with complex needs who have previously found it difficult to access mainstream education and training opportunities.
Ours is not just a “chalk and talk” company. Practical sessions are undertaken in: a building site environment, a working garage and workshop, a salon and kitchen. Students will also learn about team work, improve their organisational skills, develop an understanding of planning and enhance their interpersonal skills. The aim of the programmes are keep the students engaged,
to allow them to learn whilst taking part in practical sessions, to gain an understanding and experience of a range of vocational skills whilst developing and improving not only their knowledge but their personal and social skills, behaviour and the importance of an education, with a view to reintegrate the student back into mainstream school or further education, training program or aprenticeship.
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Some of Our Programs
We provide a range of vocational programs and qualifications including:
NCFE qualification in Functional Skills, Maths and English up to and including Level 2
NCFE Occupational Studies For the workplace:
Covering all areas of Construction,
Hair and Beauty
Animal Care and Husbandry
Health and Safety
ASDAN Bronze, ASDAN Silver, PHSE,
ASDAN Experience of Work Award,
Health and Safety in the Work Place, Functional Skills in English,Maths
ASDAN Experience of Work Award in:
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Basic Construction
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Arts / crafts
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Bike repairs
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Basic Hair and Beauty
All areas of construction including:
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ï‚· Bricklaying, Demolition
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ï‚· Joinery , Kitchen fitting
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ï‚· Metalwork, Painting
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ï‚· Plastering , Plumbing
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ï‚· Tiling , Wallpapering
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ï‚· We Also Offer:
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Welding (Fabrication) more....
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Vehicle Maintenance / Valeting more....
Embedded in these programs are all the Key Skills/Life Skills: Communication, Improve own Learning, Working With Others, IT, Problem Solving, Numeracy.
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Individual Learning Plans
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Reviews
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Activity, Behaviour and Attendance Reports
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Half / Termly Term Reports
Learner Assessments include: