King's Trust

Our aims

Within the King’s Trust Department, we believe that every young person deserves the opportunity to explore and embrace new possibilities. Our role is to support them in building the skills and confidence they need to succeed. This qualification is designed to help learners evaluate their own strengths and areas for improvement, and to set realistic, achievable goals related to their career or personal development. Through a series of focused units, learners will gain essential life skills that will prepare them for the world of work.

Aims of the Department

This qualification has been developed with the aim of progressing learners into further education and/or employment.

It gives learners the opportunity to:

- Develop their own personal growth and engagement in, and through, learning.

- Engage in learning that is relevant to them and support their development of personal skills and attributes that are essential for working life and employment.

- Prepare themselves for progression into further education programmes, apprenticeships or work-based learning.

Learning Outcomes

- Understand own personal development needs

- Plan and review own personal development

- Plan for future personal development

Departmental staff

Curriculum

King's Trust Qualification

How will this qualification be assessed?

Learners are required to demonstrate that they have met all specified learning outcomes at the level at which they are working to achieve a pass in this unit. Assessment will be conducted through the submission of a portfolio of evidence corresponding to each unit of study. As all units are equally weighted, successful completion of each individual unit is mandatory to obtain an overall pass grade.

Key Stage 4

At Key Stage 4, pupils can undertake the Level 2 Certificate and the Extended Level 2 Certificate in Personal Development and Employability Skills (PDE). These qualifications acknowledge a broad range of personal skills, attributes, and attitudes that are valued by employers across various industry sectors

The units delivered are subject to change and may vary over time include: