Curriculum content focused on adult life and employability. Canonical in its own right, not derived from the National Curriculum. Many of these outcomes are tested by Functional Skills, ASDAN programmes and qualifications, and parts of GCSE / IGCSE — those overlays sit in Overlays and wikilink in here.
This branch is where NEO most clearly answers the question “what’s actually useful for kids to know for life and employment?” The framing is intentional.
Branches
- Functional English — reading, writing, speaking, listening, communication for real-world use
- Functional Maths — number, measure, money, data for real-world use
- Employability — CVs, applications, interviews, workplace conduct, contracts
- Independent Living — housing, services, healthcare navigation, transport, self-organisation
- Financial Literacy — banking, budgeting, debt, tax, contracts, consumer rights
- Citizenship — democracy, rights and responsibilities, public services, rule of law
PfA alignment
Strong on every Preparing-for-Adulthood pathway — see PfA. The Life and Work branch is the densest area of the vault for EHCP outcome mapping.