Northgate School and Arts College (Special) - The Place to Bee
Address
Northgate School Arts College, 67-69 Harborough Road, Kingsthorpe
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN2 7SH
United Kingdom
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Description
The Place to Bee is a brand-new venture based in Kingsthorpe. It is part of Northgate School Arts College and The Bee Hive. It offers young adults (aged 19-25) with learning disabilities the opportunities to follow a vocational pathway into customer service and retail. Service-users are mentored by job coaches and a small team of staff.
Independence, teamwork, knowledge, and self-esteem are developed through hands-on learning and mentoring within a café, sweetshop, and life-skills flat. The Place to Bee aims to develop skills to prepare service-users for the world of work and employability. The café is dog-friendly and has an outside seating area.
All the activities carried out within The Place to Bee are essential to running a fully functional business. Service-users are an integral part of the team, and staff encourage everyone to reach their full potential.
Qualifications:
- Barista
- Customer Service & Hospitality
- Food Hygiene
- Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)
- Cost
- Personal Budgets can be used to fund places for service users. Sessions are £60 a day.
- Locality
- Northampton Area
- West Northamptonshire
- Northamptonshire
- Age range
- Suitable for ages from 19 years to 25 years
- Referral route
- Professional Referral
- Self Referral
- For people with
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Learning Disabilities
- Eligibility criteria
- Age Range - Adulthood
- Provider category
- Specialist Services - For those who require longer-term support
- Targeted Services - Additional Support Needs
Service hours
| Weekday | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 09:30 | 16:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:30 | 16:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:30 | 16:00 |
| Thursday | 09:30 | 16:00 |
| Friday | 09:30 | 16:00 |
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Last updated 22 March 2024