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
The learner will explore hair fashions through the ages and create a style from the past using own hair or model's hair
Level 1  10
Learners will be able to plan, cost out and cook a healthy 3 course meal for a group of young people using the budget of no more than £3.50 per person.
Level 1  20
Learners will understand the reasons to live in a clean environment, be able to demonstrate how to plan a weekly cleaning routine and be able to clean a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and living areas.
Level 1  20
Learners will be able to identify care symbols and iron items ready for wear / storage.
Level 1  20
Learners will be able to identify potential kitchen hazards and know basic kitchen hygiene/health & safety procedures.
Level 1  20
Learners will be able to describe how to secure the home and keep the home safe for people living there.
Level 1  20
Learners will be able to create an item of clothing, using basic sewing machine and hand stitch techniques, measuring, cutting out and reviewing the final product
Level 1  20
Learners will be able to identify and explore information about restaurants, decide on a suitable restaurant and menu for a group visit and understand and demonstrate appropriate behaviours.
Level 1  10
Learners will be able to describe the environmental impact pollution has on the planet and the importance of recycling. They will identify methods of recycling and take part in litter picking.
Level 1  10
The learner will develop a good basic understanding of arithmetic and computation with whole numbers.
Level 1  30
The learner will develop skills and confidence in calculating with fractions.
Level 1  30
The learner will develop skills and confidence in calculations involving decimals and percentage.
Level 1  20
The learner will develop a basic level of knowledge and skills to enable them to work with time, distance and other common measurements.
Level 1  20
The learner will develop awareness of properties and features of 2D shapes and solve problems using those properties.
Level 1  10
The learner will secure a basic level of computation and calculation related to sums of money.
Level 1  10
The learner will develop a basic understanding of data handling; retrieving data and making statements about data sets.
Level 1  20
The learner will develop an understanding of probability and state the likely outcome in mathematical terms.
Level 1  20
The learner will collect data and compare data sets with summary statistics.
Level 1  10
Learners will be able to use proportion to change recipes and work out the cost of ingredients to make a three course meal.
Level 1  10
The learner will be able to convert miles into kilometers.
Level 1  10