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 1129 challenges in the Preparing for Adulthood pathway 'Independent living and housing'

Challenge	Level	NLH
Demonstrating an awareness of community activities Learners will demonstrate their awareness of locations and/or activities within the community.	WTE1	20
Going out in the community Learners will participate in visits within their local community and communicate their awareness and basic understanding of different places.	WTE1	20
Developing Functional Skills: Transport and Leisure in the Community Learners will develop their functional English and Maths skills in the context of activities on transport and leisure in the community.	WTE1	30
Experiencing Weighing and Measuring Activities Learners will experience activities relating to weighing and measuring.	WTE1	10
Experience Activities Relating to Shopping Students will explore objects and activities relating to shopping.	WTE1	20
Using questioning to gather information To ask questions to familiar people to gather information.	WTE1	10
Developing Functional Skills: Shopping Learners will develop their functional English and Maths skills in the context of activities about shopping.	WTE1	20
Engaging with shopping activities Learners will prepare for, participate in and reflect on visits to local shops and actively explore the environment and objects found.	WTE1	10
Awareness of Object permanence Learners will participate in practical, multi-sensory activities to develop their awareness of object permanence.	WTE1	10
Cleaning up in the kitchen Learners will develop their awareness of cleaning up following food preparation work in the kitchen.	WTE1	20
Using a bus Learners will work with support and prompts to use a public bus.	WTE1	10
Weather reporting Learners will be able to identify different weathers conditions. They will be able to report the weather to others.	WTE1	10
Child Care: looking after babies Learners will understand the basic requirements of looking after babies with support.	WTE1	10
Taking part in a Tac Pac session Learners will take part in a Tac Pac session and respond to the stimuli.	WTE1	10
To explore the seasons and changes that occur using a multi sensory approach. Learners will explore changes in time by encountering different seasons and the changes this brings in temperature, clothing and activities.	WTE1	10
Experiencing shape and space activities Learners will experience activities relating to shape and space.	WTE1	10
Experiencing activities related to TV and Music Learners will explore objects and activities related to TV and Music.	WTE1	10
Developing Functional Skills: TV and Music Learners will develop their functional English and Maths skills in the context of activities about TV and Music.	WTE1	20
Participate in growing and cooking foods Learners will grow edible plants then harvest, cook and eat them.	WTE1	20
Seasonal home cooking skills - summer and picnics To be able to use cooking skills to make home cooked food that could be used for a summer picnic.	WTE1	10