Bespoke Small Group: Barclays LifeSkills
LifeSkills created with Barclays is a fully funded skills development programme designed to respond to specific school needs and help your careers education provision reach several Gatsby benchmarks.
What's involved?
Barclays LifeSkills is an engaging programme tailored to help young people build essential work and life skills, boosting their confidence and preparing them for a future they can confidently choose.
For 2025–26, we have two approaches to effectively support the students with the greatest need.
Option 1
As per previous years, we can visit any SEND, AP or PRU school in England to deliver the Barclays LifeSkills programme.
Option 2
With this new strand of our offering, we are hoping to deliver the Barclays LifeSkills programme to smaller groups of high priority students within mainstream schools.
This can include but is not limited to:
- Students with SEND and/or SEMH needs
- Students at risk of becoming NEET
- Students at risk of exclusion or facing significant behavioural challenges
- Students who are Care Experienced, or young carers themselves
Workshop highlights:
- Available for all year groups: Workshops are available to any year group
- Opportunity for multiple sessions per cohort: Each cohort can benefit from up to four facilitator-led visits, or you can book one-off sessions
- Hosted in school with flexible scheduling: We can customise the schedule to meet your school’s needs.
- Smaller group sizes: Ideal for small group sizes to ensure a more personalised experience.
- Variety of key topics tailored to your students' needs: Sessions cover practical skills like interview techniques, self-confidence, identifying transferable skills and financial education, equipping students with tools for both life and work.
If you'd like more information before booking, please contact us at LifeSkills@talentfoundry.org.uk
Who's this suitable for?
This programme is available to students in Years 7 - 13.
Following booking confirmation, your school should ensure that adequate numbers of staff are present during the workshop, and that the agreed number of students participate.
Where is this delivered?
This programme is primarily delivered in school.
Gatsby benchmarks
Learning from career and labour market information
Linking curriculum learning to careers
Encounters with employers and employees
Encounters with further and higher education
Make an enquiry
Step 1 - Phone our Schools Engagement Team
Phone our Schools Engagement Team on 0207 148 0934 to check eligibility*.
*Places are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis to schools in our target cohort (higher than average numbers of pupils eligible for pupil premium funding).