Preparing for Adulthood programmes
About this course
What are the Preparing for Adulthood programmes?
These courses have been developed for learners with a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). There are four Preparing for Adulthood programmes:
This range of certificated programmes provides a real-life context to reward achievement and foster the personal, social and work-related abilities of all learners.
New and updated materials for Towards Independence were released in 2024 and New Horizons and Transition Challenge in 2025. You can read about the areas of development and how centres feedback and contribution shaped the updates in these blogs:
Towards Independence | Transition Challenge | New Horizons
Addressing SEND areas of need
ASDAN has produced guidance documents showing how components of our Preparing for Adulthood programmes and Entry 1 qualifications in Personal Progress can meet the four broad areas of need outlined in the SEND code of practice. Download our free guide to addressing SEND areas of need.
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Who are they for?
- New Horizons
Supports the delivery of PSHE, Citizenship and Careers Education and also offers an opportunity to develop communication and numeracy skills in a life skills setting for learners aged 9–13 who have a special educational need. - Transition Challenge
For learners aged 14–16 with SEND and offers two levels:
Sensory: this programme offers a developmental perspective for learners with PMLD and rewards every step of learning and achievement.
Introduction and Progression: the activities in this programme cover the statutory programmes of study for the key stage 4 national curriculum, along with activities to develop the skills required for independent living. - Towards Independence
Offers formal recognition for small steps of achievement towards a larger goal. There are more than 80 modules, which can be used separately and accumulated to build a record of personal achievement for learners aged 16+ and adults - Workright
Provides a framework to develop a range of basic transferable employability skills for learners aged 14+ and adults
Progression
For those seeking a qualification outcome: New Horizons, Transition Challenge, Towards Independence and Workright can be used to support the delivery of the Entry 1 qualifications in Personal Progress.
There is also scope for progression through:
ASDAN training events are delivered by experts to enable your centre to successfully run our courses. They provide an introduction to the course, along with guidance on the processes involved, course delivery and moderation.
