Training skills

 

Section 1: Levels of Support (simple but professional)

This helps assessors and students understand how much help is appropriate.

🔹 Level 1 – Independent with minimal support

• Prompting

• Supervision

• Occasional help

🔹 Level 2 – Partial support

• Shared tasks

• Step-by-step guidance

• Physical assistance when needed

🔹 Level 3 – Full support

• Physical assistance

• Personal care

• High levels of supervision and safety support

➡️ Important: needing more support does not mean less ability or worth.

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Section 2: Daily Living Skills – Assessment Areas

These are the areas students can be assessed on and “signed off”.

🧼 Personal Care (with dignity & consent)

• Feeding support

• Bathing / washing

• Toileting

• Dressing

✔ Student understands privacy
✔ Student gains consent
✔ Student respects choice and pace

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🍽️ Eating & Drinking

• Preparing food

• Supporting feeding if needed

• Encouraging independence where possible

• Awareness of dietary needs

✔ Safe
✔ Person-centred
✔ Not rushed

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🏠 Home Living Skills

(For people needing less physical support)

• Cooking

• Cleaning

• Laundry

• Tidying

• Health & safety in the home

✔ Support not control
✔ Encourages independence
✔ Adjusts tasks if needed

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🛒 Community & Money Skills

• Shopping

• Budgeting

• Paying bills

• Using transport

✔ Understands risks
✔ Supports decision-making
✔ Does not take over unnecessarily

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Section 3: Living Arrangements (this is a BIG strength of your idea)

Support changes depending on where someone lives.

Where might the person live?

• Alone

• With parents or family

• With a partner

• Shared housing

• Residential care

• Supported living

Why this matters:

• Level of independence

• Amount of staff support

• Safeguarding responsibilities

• Daily routines

➡️ This teaches students not to assume.

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Section 4: Disability & Support Needs (examples)

This is where your disability knowledge shines.

Example: Learning Disability

• May need support with understanding

• Clear instructions

• Visual prompts

Example: Physical Disability

• May need physical assistance

• Adapted equipment

• Environmental support

Example: Autism

• Predictable routines

• Sensory awareness

• Clear communication

Example: Mental Health

• Emotional support

• Patience

• Awareness of anxiety and triggers

👉 Same task. Different approach.

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