Example of the Golden Thread

Here is an example of how the 4 areas can be completed. For this example, the young person is called Rebekah who is 17 years old. 

Aspirations

• Rebekah wants to get a paid job in a hairdresser salon when she leaves education. 

Needs

• Rebekah has severe learning difficulties, which affect all areas of her learning, including literacy and numeracy. 
• She has receptive and expressive communication difficulties. She struggles to understand 2 sentence instructions. Strangers also find it challenging to understand what she is saying. 
• Rebekah has a left-hemiplegia and has difficulty with fine motor skills. 

Outcomes

By the time she is 18, Rebekah will: 

• Had experience of work, including work at a local hairdressers. 
• Be able to read everyday signs in the community. 
• Understand keywords in the workplace. 

Provision

Sen Provision

• Supported internship programme which includes:
  • independent travel training
  • functional literacy and numeracy 
  • work experience at a local hairdresser
• An allocated job coach providing Rebekah with support and advice for a vocation profile, on the job training and access to work. 
• Twice termly a (SALT) will advise staff on a communication passport for Rebekah that will transfer with her to college. 

Health Provision

• Once a term, the Occupational Therapist will advise the college, Rebekah and her family about how to manager her Hemiplegia and increase her function.