Lifeskills Challenge

Independent living and housing

This pathway supports young people to live as independently as is possible. It covers all aspects of independent living and home management from budgeting and cooking to knowing what sources of support are available in the local community.

We found 1127 challenges in the Preparing for Adulthood pathway 'Independent living and housing'

Challenge	Level	NLH
Developing functional skills, money and number in an enterprise project The learner will use functional skills in the context of activities linked to an enterprise project.	WTE1	20
Visiting a restaurant The learner will be able to identify different types of restaurant and participate in a visit to a restaurant.	WTE1	10
Early expressive hand under hand and on-body sign language The learner will be able to use British Sign Language, signing expressively through hand under hand or on-body signing.	WTE1	30
Using symbols/technology in the community The learner will use symbols/technology when in the community to communicate a choice or need.	WTE1	10
Eating food at a slow safe pace The learner will show they can eat at a safe pace to prevent choking.	WTE1	10
Managing own medication The learner will demonstrate understanding of their own medications and taking the lead on administering correct dosage at correct times.	Level 2	30
Develop functional literacy skills in relation to shops and shopping The learner will conduct research using appropriate sources of information; they will compose a report detailing their findings then share these during a group presentation.	Entry 3	20
Personal hygiene routines The learner will show an understanding of personal hygiene routines and the products used and be able to state the benefits of carrying out regular hygiene routines.	Entry 1	10
Make a choice about where to live The learner will make a clear and informed choice about where they would like to live	Entry 3	20
Learning to use Moon The learner will enhance and develop their communication Moon.	Entry 2	10
Preparing food for a family The learner will participate in the planning and preparation of food for a family event.	WTE1	20
Introduction to Digital Media The learner will develop their functional digital media skills to create digital content using a range of appropriate hardware and software.	Entry 1	20
Demonstrate road safety skills as a pedestrian The learners will demonstrate road safety skills by using different road safety crossings.	Entry 2	10
Recycling plastic items The learner will sort, clean and squash plastic items/bottles ready for recycling.	WTE1	10
Experiencing number, shape and colour in a sensory format The learner will experience number counting activities to five, 2D shapes and colours, in different sensory formats.	WTE1	30
Early receptive hand under hand and on-body British Sign Language The learner will show an understanding of single hand under hand or on-body BSL signs.	WTE1	30
Responding to familiar sounds The learner will respond consistently to familiar sounds in routine contexts.	WTE1	30
Engaging with number in everyday contexts The learner will engage and participate in a range of functional and practical activities where they are exploring number up to five in everyday contexts.	WTE1	10
Experience the use of objects of reference The learner will experience the use of objects of reference related to everyday activities.	WTE1	10
Working with numbers up to 20 The learner will show an understanding of working with numbers to 20.	WTE1	20