SHIFT Media

Students are placed at the centre of everything we do.
We provide an aspirational environment in which we help students gain confidence and develop at their own pace. Our core aim is to help students engage with learning in a fun, focused and disciplined way. Shift Media encourage personal growth, attainment and an enjoyment of learning. Are aim is to help students become self determined in learning.

Values
Shift Media encourages personal growth, attainment and enjoyment of learning. We nurture kindness, resilience, self-discipline, honesty, courage and a general joy in life.

Study Programme
We link Study Programmes directly to workforce development. Within Shift Media’s Study Programme there is a strong emphasis on the attainment of functional skills and GCSE English and maths for those students who have not previously achieved in these subject areas. The ability to read, write and count are viewed as key skills to successfully entering the world of employment.

 Study Programmes comprise of:

• An initial six week assessed learning period. This assessment forms the basis of the student Individual Learning Plan (ILP).

• A vocational subject area i.e. at Shift Media this is a creative media subject or ICT

• Employability skills developed and supported through strong Information Advice and Guidance (IAG) to support.

• Suitable work experience based on the IAG assessment. Ensuring that students are prepared for the world of work or are at least taking steps on the employability journey.

• Shift Media have been selected to pilot an extended work experience that can last from five full weeks up to six months on a part-time basis.

• Functional skills and GCSE English and maths.

• Personal and Social Development (PSD) delivered as part of group sessions which support students in understanding social values such as Equality and Diversity; how to be safe and the dangers of extremism.

• Access to pastoral care and referral to specialist services were necessary. Shift Media employ a full-time Pastoral Care Officer who is able to support students or support students where needed in accessing more specialist services.

• Shift Media Studio is a quieter space for students with Education Health Care Plans (EHCP) who need it.