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UPDATE: As the Aldanat Community Hub isn’t often booked in the evenings right now, we’ll be closing earlier on some nights. If the Hub is booked for the sensory rooms, cinema, or hydro pool, we’ll remain open until those sessions finish. Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we get fully up and running!
Life Skills
Learn skills for everyday confidence.
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Term 1: 5th Jan - 27th Mar 2026
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Term 2:
Term 3:
13th Apr - 3rd Jul
31st Aug - 4th Dec
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Term 1:
Term 2:
Term 3:
4th Jan - 26th Mar
12th Apr - 2nd Jul
30st Aug - 3rd Dec
Foundation
Foundation Life Skills Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to help learners:
Build confidence and independence in everyday living tasks.
Learn simple routines that support self-care and household management.
Practice skills in a supportive, step-by-step way.
Encourage responsibility, teamwork, and pride in achievements.
Week 1 – Personal Hygiene & Morning Routine
Activity:
Washing hands.
Brushing teeth.
Simple grooming.
Focus Skills: Sequencing daily tasks, using hygiene product, recognising importance of cleanliness, independence in self-care.
Week 2 – Making the Bed
Activity:
Practice making a single bed.
Focus Skills: Sequencing steps, folding and tucking in sheets, arranging pillows, pride in a tidy bedroom.
Week 3 – Laundry Basics
Activity:
Sorting, loading, and unloading washing.
Focus Skills: Sorting by colour, understanding detergent use, simple folding.
Week 4 – Washing Up & Kitchen Tidy
Activity:
Washing dishes by hand.
Wiping counters.
Focus Skills: Sequencing dishwashing, using sponge/cloth safely, drying and storing dishes, keeping surfaces clean.
Week 5 – Basic Food Preparation
Activity:
Making a simple snack (sandwich or fruit salad).
Focus Skills: Washing fruit/veg, safe spreading and cutting, arranging food neatly, cleaning up after food preparation.
Week 6 – Household Cleaning
Activity:
Vacuuming and dusting a room.
Focus Skills: Using a vacuum safely, dusting, sequencing cleaning, recognising importance of a clean space.
Week 7 and 8 – Using Money
Activity:
Role-play shopping with coins/notes.
Focus Skills: Identifying coins/notes, counting money, paying for items, giving and receiving change.
Week 9 – Simple Meal Preparation
Activity:
Preparing toast with topping / heating soup.
Focus Skills: Toaster safety, stirring/heating soup, serving food safely, cleaning up.
Week 10 and 11 – Travel and Road Safety
Activity:
Practicing safe road crossing and bus stop routine.
Focus Skills: Safe crossing points, looking and listening, reading bus sign/timetables, staying safe in public.
Week 12 – Celebration & Review
Activity:
Learners choose favourite skills to demonstrate.
Focus Skills: Independence review, practicing chosen skills, teamwork, sharing achievements and receiving certificates.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Develop independence in daily living tasks (bed making, laundry, cleaning, food prep).
Understand simple routines for self-care and household tasks.
Handle money and food safely with support.
Show pride and confidence in managing everyday responsibilities.
Celebrate progress with peers in a supportive environment.
Intermediate
Intermediate Life Skills Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to help learners:
Increase independence in managing everyday routines.
Follow written and visual instructions with support.
Develop time management, sequencing, and organisation skills.
Take greater responsibility for personal and household tasks.
Build confidence in community and independent living skills.
Week 1 – Personal Care & Healthy Routines
Activities:
Discuss importance of daily personal care.
Build a personalised “Healthy Morning Routine” (pictures or simple words).
Practice choosing clean clothes for different situations.
Focus Skills: Independence in self-care, decision making, routine building.
Week 2 – Making the Bed Independently
Activities:
Learners practice stripping and remaking a bed.
Using duvet covers, fitted sheets, pillowcases.
Timed challenge (fun and supportive).
Focus Skills: Motor skills, sequencing, independence, stamina.
Week 3 – Laundry Sorting + Washing Machine Use
Activities:
Sort complex items (towels vs clothes, delicates, heavy items).
Use washing machine: settings, temperatures, detergent amounts.
Discuss symbols and washing labels.
Focus Skills: Problem solving, safety, interpreting information.
Week 4 – Ironing & Clothing Care
Activities:
Safe use of iron (supervised).
Ironing pillowcases and simple clothing items.
Folding shirts, trousers, towels.
Focus Skills: Safety, fine motor skills, independence with clothing care.
Week 5 – Kitchen Safety & Using Appliances Independently
Activities:
Safe use of kettle, toaster, microwave and oven refresher.
Identify hazards and solutions.
Practice heating simple foods safely.
Focus Skills: Hazard awareness, appliance safety, confidence.
Week 6 – Preparing Simple Meals
Activities:
Learners prepare a simple cooked lunch (beans on toast, scrambled eggs, jacket potato, etc.).
Use hob or microwave with less prompting.
Wash up independently.
Focus Skills: Multi-step tasks, timing, safe cooking, cleaning up.
Week 7 – Cleaning Skills (Multi-Room)
Activities:
Vacuuming, wiping, using cleaning products safely.
Clean table areas, shared spaces, and personal areas.
Sorting recycling and rubbish.
Focus Skills: Responsibility, hygiene, independence, sequencing tasks.
Week 8 – Community Safety & Confidence Outdoors
Activities:
Understand road signs, crossings, and traffic light sequences.
Role-play crossing roads and asking for help in public.
Understanding safe vs unsafe places.
Focus Skills: Community safety, social communication, awareness.
Week 9 – Money Skills & Budgeting
Activities:
Counting coins and notes to make simple totals.
Identify value-for-money items.
Practice budgeting for a simple meal.
Focus Skills: Numeracy, problem-solving, financial independence.
Week 10 – Real-Life Shopping Skills
Activities:
Build a shopping list for a small recipe.
Compare prices, brands, and quantities.
Role-play shopping trip or visit local shop (if available).
Focus Skills: Planning, organisation, independence in shops.
Week 11 – Home Safety & Emergency Situations
Activities:
Learn about fire safety, smoke alarms, and emergency exits.
Practice what to do: fire, intruder, flooding, power cut.
Using “Who can help?” cards (police, carers, ambulance, neighbours).
Focus Skills: Safety awareness, emergency response, confidence.
Week 12 – Independent Living Challenge
Activities:
Learners complete a practical life skills circuit including:
Making the bed.
Preparing a small snack.
Sorting laundry.
Cleaning a small area
Review achievements, certificate presentation.
Focus Skills: Independence, multi-tasking, confidence, application of skills.
Outcomes:
By the end of this course, learners will:
Demonstrate improved independence in personal care and home tasks.
Follow multi-step routines with less prompting.
Use kitchen and household equipment safely.
Prepare and clean up simple meals independently.
Navigate community environments with improved confidence.
Understand basic emergency procedures and safe choices.
Manage simple budgeting and shopping activities.
Show increased confidence in daily living skills.
Foundation
Foundation Life Skills Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to help learners:
Build confidence and independence in everyday living tasks.
Learn simple routines that support self-care and household management.
Practice skills in a supportive, step-by-step way.
Encourage responsibility, teamwork, and pride in achievements.
Week 1 – Personal Hygiene & Morning Routine
Activity:
Washing hands.
Brushing teeth.
Simple grooming.
Focus Skills: Sequencing daily tasks, using hygiene product, recognising importance of cleanliness, independence in self-care.
Week 2 – Making the Bed
Activity:
Practice making a single bed.
Focus Skills: Sequencing steps, folding and tucking in sheets, arranging pillows, pride in a tidy bedroom.
Week 3 – Laundry Basics
Activity:
Sorting, loading, and unloading washing.
Focus Skills: Sorting by colour, understanding detergent use, simple folding.
Week 4 – Washing Up & Kitchen Tidy
Activity:
Washing dishes by hand.
Wiping counters.
Focus Skills: Sequencing dishwashing, using sponge/cloth safely, drying and storing dishes, keeping surfaces clean.
Week 5 – Basic Food Preparation
Activity:
Making a simple snack (sandwich or fruit salad).
Focus Skills: Washing fruit/veg, safe spreading and cutting, arranging food neatly, cleaning up after food preparation.
Week 6 – Household Cleaning
Activity:
Vacuuming and dusting a room.
Focus Skills: Using a vacuum safely, dusting, sequencing cleaning, recognising importance of a clean space.
Week 7 and 8 – Using Money
Activity:
Role-play shopping with coins/notes.
Focus Skills: Identifying coins/notes, counting money, paying for items, giving and receiving change.
Week 9 – Simple Meal Preparation
Activity:
Preparing toast with topping / heating soup.
Focus Skills: Toaster safety, stirring/heating soup, serving food safely, cleaning up.
Week 10 and 11 – Travel and Road Safety
Activity:
Practicing safe road crossing and bus stop routine.
Focus Skills: Safe crossing points, looking and listening, reading bus sign/timetables, staying safe in public.
Week 12 – Celebration & Review
Activity:
Learners choose favourite skills to demonstrate.
Focus Skills: Independence review, practicing chosen skills, teamwork, sharing achievements and receiving certificates.
Outcomes:
By the end of the course, learners will:
Develop independence in daily living tasks (bed making, laundry, cleaning, food prep).
Understand simple routines for self-care and household tasks.
Handle money and food safely with support.
Show pride and confidence in managing everyday responsibilities.
Celebrate progress with peers in a supportive environment.
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Intermediate
Intermediate Life Skills Course
Course Length: 12 weeks
Session Duration: 1 hour per session
Group Size: Maximum of 8 learners
Support: 1 x facilitator and 1 x workshop assistant both with experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and sensory impairments.
Course Aims:
This course aims to help learners:
Increase independence in managing everyday routines.
Follow written and visual instructions with support.
Develop time management, sequencing, and organisation skills.
Take greater responsibility for personal and household tasks.
Build confidence in community and independent living skills.
Week 1 – Personal Care & Healthy Routines
Activities:
Discuss importance of daily personal care.
Build a personalised “Healthy Morning Routine” (pictures or simple words).
Practice choosing clean clothes for different situations.
Focus Skills: Independence in self-care, decision making, routine building.
Week 2 – Making the Bed Independently
Activities:
Learners practice stripping and remaking a bed.
Using duvet covers, fitted sheets, pillowcases.
Timed challenge (fun and supportive).
Focus Skills: Motor skills, sequencing, independence, stamina.
Week 3 – Laundry Sorting + Washing Machine Use
Activities:
Sort complex items (towels vs clothes, delicates, heavy items).
Use washing machine: settings, temperatures, detergent amounts.
Discuss symbols and washing labels.
Focus Skills: Problem solving, safety, interpreting information.
Week 4 – Ironing & Clothing Care
Activities:
Safe use of iron (supervised).
Ironing pillowcases and simple clothing items.
Folding shirts, trousers, towels.
Focus Skills: Safety, fine motor skills, independence with clothing care.
Week 5 – Kitchen Safety & Using Appliances Independently
Activities:
Safe use of kettle, toaster, microwave and oven refresher.
Identify hazards and solutions.
Practice heating simple foods safely.
Focus Skills: Hazard awareness, appliance safety, confidence.
Week 6 – Preparing Simple Meals
Activities:
Learners prepare a simple cooked lunch (beans on toast, scrambled eggs, jacket potato, etc.).
Use hob or microwave with less prompting.
Wash up independently.
Focus Skills: Multi-step tasks, timing, safe cooking, cleaning up.
Week 7 – Cleaning Skills (Multi-Room)
Activities:
Vacuuming, wiping, using cleaning products safely.
Clean table areas, shared spaces, and personal areas.
Sorting recycling and rubbish.
Focus Skills: Responsibility, hygiene, independence, sequencing tasks.
Week 8 – Community Safety & Confidence Outdoors
Activities:
Understand road signs, crossings, and traffic light sequences.
Role-play crossing roads and asking for help in public.
Understanding safe vs unsafe places.
Focus Skills: Community safety, social communication, awareness.
Week 9 – Money Skills & Budgeting
Activities:
Counting coins and notes to make simple totals.
Identify value-for-money items.
Practice budgeting for a simple meal.
Focus Skills: Numeracy, problem-solving, financial independence.
Week 10 – Real-Life Shopping Skills
Activities:
Build a shopping list for a small recipe.
Compare prices, brands, and quantities.
Role-play shopping trip or visit local shop (if available).
Focus Skills: Planning, organisation, independence in shops.
Week 11 – Home Safety & Emergency Situations
Activities:
Learn about fire safety, smoke alarms, and emergency exits.
Practice what to do: fire, intruder, flooding, power cut.
Using “Who can help?” cards (police, carers, ambulance, neighbours).
Focus Skills: Safety awareness, emergency response, confidence.
Week 12 – Independent Living Challenge
Activities:
Learners complete a practical life skills circuit including:
Making the bed.
Preparing a small snack.
Sorting laundry.
Cleaning a small area
Review achievements, certificate presentation.
Focus Skills: Independence, multi-tasking, confidence, application of skills.
Outcomes:
By the end of this course, learners will:
Demonstrate improved independence in personal care and home tasks.
Follow multi-step routines with less prompting.
Use kitchen and household equipment safely.
Prepare and clean up simple meals independently.
Navigate community environments with improved confidence.
Understand basic emergency procedures and safe choices.
Manage simple budgeting and shopping activities.
Show increased confidence in daily living skills.
