Forensic Adult Education

Tender description

Forensic mental health services are for people with a mental illness or learning disability who may be a risk to themselves or others because of their medical condition. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 places a requirement on NHSGGC to ensure that patients with a mental illness are able to be treated in facilities which meet their needs and are not subject to higher levels of security than they require. NHSGGC seeks to contract a supplier to provide a SQA level education programme and an adult literacy and numeracy education programme for patients across both a medium and low secure unit (Rowanbank Clinic and Leverndale Hospital), in order to introduce patients to a small classroom experience, providing a variety of subjects using different activities to teach. The programmes will require to be tailored to the needs and skill level of the patients involved and provide a supportive learning environment. The programmes will provide patients with an opportunity to gain formal qualifications and to develop employability skills. The contract will be split into two Lots: Lot 1: Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Programme Lot 2: Forensic Adult Learning & Qualification Attainment Lot 1: Forensic Adult Literacy and Numeracy Programme Provide adult literacy and numeracy education for patients across both a medium and a low secure unit Adult literacy & Numeracy would be delivered in small groups with between 4 & 6patients in a class. The provision will be supported by the Occupational Therapy service for all the tutoring sessions and there will be no lone working for the tutor. The breakdown of the hours for each subject: Basic Skills, Adult literacy and Numeracy (ALN) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), may vary based on service / patient need. For Leverndale: 4 hours per week to include but not limited to ESOL, Basic Skills, and Adult Literacy & Numeracy. For Rowanbank: 4 hours per week to include but not limited to ESOL, Basic Skills, and Adult Literacy & Numeracy. A total of 8 hours teaching time per week. (Days subject to agreement). The Adult Literacy & Numeracy provision would be for the whole year (April to April) with a 2 week break at Easter, in the summer and at Christmas. Additional information: Please see specification for full details of procurement. This is attached to tendering document on PCS-T Lot 2: Forensic Adult Learning and Qualification Attainment Provide a SQA level education programme for patients across both a mediummand a low secure unit We would require a range of subjects to be available to be taught with the ability to introduce new modules as required for the patient population. This will include but not be limited to: English & Communication SQA level 1 – 5 Maths SQA Level 1 – 5 IT SQA Level 1- 5 SQA Volunteering module Citizen literacy Food Hygiene Basic IT without internet Princes Trust Qualifications. Additional information: Please see specification for full details of procurement. This is included with tendering documents on PCS-T