Post 16
Head of Post 16, Mr Hulme
Welcome to Post 16
Our Post 16 provision offers a continuation of our inclusive education for students age 16 to 19 years. We have 3 forms across Year 12 & 13, led by Mr Hulme, Head of Post 16.
Our Career Pathways Officer, Mrs Helen Shallcross, works closely with the Post 16 team on careers, transition and work experience.
Our Inclusion Services teams also continue their work with our Post 16 students.
Our aim
We provide for continued academic achievement and the development of social skills to help prepare our students for adult life. We also provide transition support; from Key Stage 4 into Post 16 and from Post 16 onwards into the world of work or Further/Higher Education.
Programmes of Study overview
Our Programmes of Study have been designed to offer students a planned learning experience, that follows their preferred career pathways. They also support students in facing experiences that will challenge them and ready them for the next step of their transition.
Post 16 operates on a timetable, based around academic learning, Preparation for Adulthood and Personal Development & Wellbeing. All timetables are adapted to meet the individual needs of our students.
In Post 16, students have the opportunity to study a range of qualifications and subjects.
We continue to deliver English and Maths, at the appropriate level for each student, unless they have achieved a grade four in either or one of the subjects.
To broaden the base of academic achievement for the students, we offer a choice of 'Options'. Students can pick two subjects to study, which may be related to their career path. They may take these as resits or as new subjects which are studied to create a broader sense of academic achievement.
The subject options available are specific to the cohort and demand, but qualifications we offer include:
- GCSEs or equivalent (Resits or new subjects)
- A Level
- BTEC
- Entry Level or equivalent, either as new subjects or as re-sits.
- Preparation for Adulthood is taught through a City & Guilds qualification, based around developing personal, social and communication skills.
2025/26 Options information booklet is attached below as an example. This is subject to change each year.
Personal Development and Transition
We offer a range of activities throughout Post 16, such as work experience, college visits, taster days and travel training to help with transition away from West Kirby School.
Our aim is to support and develop confidence towards adulthood. Through lessons, activities and a variety of other experiences, students develop their skills and are prepared for more independent living, understand how to keep fit and healthy, recognise how to become positive members of their local community and are aware of the opportunities for further education or jobs in their future.
Post 16 Study programme
Our Post 16 Programme of Study is adapted to meet the needs of individual students as they progress through Post 16.
| Area of study | Core aim | Leading to |
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English, Maths, GCSE's & resits
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To gain English/Maths And do re-sits and achieve a higher grade if required. |
Employment
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Other accredited course (Enterprise, Options etc)
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To gain further external accredited examinations
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Employment
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Preparation for Adulthood
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Preparation for Adulthood is taught through a City & Guilds qualification. Includes: accessing the local community, shopping, gym visits, Healthy Eating and Keeping Fit, Understanding Relationships.
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Employment Independent Living Friends & relationships Good health |
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Independent Study Sessions
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To learn the necessary skills to be able to be, and remain motivated, to work independently. To be confident enough to work without the presence of a Teacher/TA. To recognise when assistance is needed and to seek this. |
Employment Independent Living
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Group Activities (Personal Development & Wellbeing) |
To encounter new environments and people and the differences therein.
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Friends & relationships
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Work experience |
To visit different workplaces or work placement visits, to gain a greater understanding of the world of work.
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Employment Independent Living |
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College visits |
Taster visits to experience a new education placement environment to prepare for transition. |
Employment Friends & relationships |