I was commissioned to design and deliver a one-to-one enterprise programme for Harrison College, working with autistic learners in FE, aspiring to work for themselves - the first of its kind in the UK.
The programme runs from September to July, one day per week.
It uses a sprint-based approach built around the individual, developing confidence through real action rather than classroom theory.
Success examples:
- A learner who couldn't imagine speaking to industry professionals now handles those conversations with genuine confidence and has participated in a microphone conversation in front of 300 people.
- A learner's YouTube growth from 400 subscribers to 1,800 and Instagram growth from 100 to 800 - both with an aligned audience and meaningful engagement.
- A real job opportunity.
None of it came from being told they could do it. It came from doing small, real things, gathering the evidence that they were more capable than they believed, and letting the confidence build from there. Action first, evidence next, confidence last and earned.
It's the clearest example of what my work is for: reaching learners that standard provision tends to miss, and starting from what they're capable of rather than what they're missing.
