Qualifications, Progress & Learning pathways

🎓 AQA Unit Award Scheme

🧗 NICAS & NICAS Ascend Climbing Awards

🏃 Physical Activity & Fitness Pathways

🌱 Personal Development & Wellbeing

🤝 Social Skills & Communication

💼 Vocational & Interest-Led Learning

Glow Project provides personalised therapeutic alternative provision and learning pathways for young people who may be struggling to access traditional education environments.

Our approach combines emotional wellbeing support, vocational learning, confidence-building and recognised achievement opportunities to help young people re-engage in learning in a safe and supportive way.

Glow Project offers flexible learning opportunities tailored around each young person’s strengths, interests and developmental needs.

Learning opportunities may include:

• AQA Unit Award Scheme opportunities
• Emotional wellbeing and regulation work
• Life skills and independence
• Creative and practical learning
• Sports and physical activity
• Hair & beauty pathways
• Outdoor and community-based learning
• Confidence and communication development

Our programmes are designed to support engagement while recognising achievement through personalised and accessible pathways.

A six-module programme designed to help young people understand how their brain works, recognise triggers, develop emotional regulation skills and build confidence. The course supports self-awareness, resilience and positive engagement in education through a neurodiversity-informed approach.

Topics include:
• Understanding the brain and nervous system
• Stress responses and regulation
• Identifying triggers and warning signs
• Building a personal regulation toolkit
• Self-advocacy and confidence
• Strengths, goals and future pathways

A child-friendly programme that helps children understand emotions, recognise body signals and learn practical strategies to feel calm, safe and confident.

Topics include:
• How my brain works
• Understanding feelings and emotions
• Recognising body clues and warning signs
• Building a calm plan
• Identifying triggers
• Celebrating strengths and achievements

Supporting parents to better understand neurodiversity, emotional wellbeing and behaviour through practical, compassionate and evidence-informed guidance.

Topics include:
• Understanding the neurodiverse brain
• Emotional regulation and wellbeing
• Communication and connection
• School avoidance (EBSA)
• Masking and anxiety
• Supporting transitions and everyday challenges

Professional training designed to increase understanding of neurodiversity and provide practical strategies to support children and young people within educational settings.

Topics include:
• Neurodiversity and learning
• Stress responses and regulation
• Supporting anxiety and EBSA
• Classroom strategies
• Connection before correction
• Creating inclusive environments

Participants develop greater self-awareness, confidence, emotional regulation skills and practical strategies to support success at home, in education and within the community.

Glow Project aims to support young people through flexible accredited and progression-based opportunities.

This may include:

• AQA Unit Award Scheme certificates
• Sports-based achievement pathways
• NICAS climbing awards through XC
• Engagement in physical education and activity-based progression routes
• Confidence and personal development programmes

We focus on recognising progress in manageable and achievable steps to support long-term confidence and re-engagement in learning.

• NICAS Climbing Awards
• NICAS Ascend SEND Programme
• Fitness & Physical Development
• BMX & Skateboarding Skills
• Team Building Activities
• Confidence & Resilience Development

Glow Project works collaboratively with schools, Local Authorities, families and community organisations to support positive long-term outcomes for young people.

Our pathways are designed to:

• Increase engagement in learning
• Build emotional resilience
• Support confidence and independence
• Develop social and communication skills
• Encourage positive relationships with education
• Create achievable progression routes based on individual strengths and interests

We believe every young person deserves opportunities to feel safe, understood and successful in learning.

Every young person follows an individual pathway designed around their strengths, interests and future aspirations. Progress is recognised, celebrated and evidenced through personalised outcomes and accredited learning opportunities.

We believe success looks different for every young person. Our pathways focus on recognising achievements, building confidence and creating meaningful progression opportunities that support future education, employment and independence.

Our pathways focus on recognising achievements, bulding confidence and creating meaningful progression opportunities that support future education, employment, training and independence.