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NXT is an innovative day service for young people 16+ with social, emotional and mental health needs. We're focused on providing a uniquely supportive environment to help our service users make the transition from leaving school to employment or further education.
We're focused on helping our service users to build the confidence and skills to believe in and build a better future for themselves. NXT is a fully functioning adult-like working environment - but with the close specialist support to help our young people to realise their potential and achieve success.
If you’re out of education or training and don’t know what to do next, NXT is for you! We’ve created a unique environment, designed to provide specialist support to help our service users make the transition into employment or further education.
We don't look at previous grades or qualifications - we’re only interested in YOU and helping you achieve positive outcomes. If you’re out of education or training and don’t know what to do next, we’d love to meet you - so get in touch!
We’re open from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Our facility, The NXT Skills Hub, is located in Fareham, servicing the communities of Fareham and Gosport, Portsmouth, Southampton and beyond.
We want NXT to be reflective of a real, working environment - so our goal is to have our service users with us on a full time basis. However, we know that this isn't always suitable for everyone, so we'll put together a schedule that best suits each individual.
Yes, we provide transport to and from The Hub in Fareham. Our aim is to remove any additional barriers that independent travel may pose for our service users.
Should independent travel be something that our service users want to learn, we can provide support in using all forms of public transport and find appropriate walking routes.
We currently offer a range of programmes from light mechanics and carpentry to manufacturing, repairs and digital design. We have a fluid approach to developing new programmes based upon demand and we’d love to introduce a new programme to suit your interests!
We provide a range of support tailored to the individual. We provide close, one-to-one support through to group support - and everything in between. Tailoring our level of support to suit the individual is a key focus for us.
Our goal is to help our service users take positive steps to re-engaging with formal training or employment. Our focus is on delivering practical knowledge through our vocational programmes, providing specialist support and developing social skills.
Providing opportunities to develop social interaction skills, form positive relationships with other service users and improve health and wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.
These include onsite activities such as cooking, photography, digital design, video gaming and pool as well as offsite sports and leisure activities such as football, boxfit, cycling, swimming and watersports. But, like our vocational programmes, these activities will be led by you and your interests!
NXT is a day service only, open from 8am until 5pm, Monday to Friday.
The Hub is a self-contained facility with our own kitchen, toilets, work spaces, workshop, chill zones and social spaces. Based in Fareham, The Hub has plenty of local shops within walking distance.
NXT is designed to replicate a place of work, so we don't have specific terms or start dates and we welcome new starters all year round.
In the majority of instances, the funding and provision agreed within a young person’s EHC plan will be arranged by the relevant and appropriate funding body, such as the Education Funding Agency (EFA), local authority (education or social care) or health service.
In addition, you can request a Personal Budget from your Local Authority SEN Service if you want to secure the provision yourself.
If you would like to visit NXT so you can get a feel for what we do, please get in touch with us at any time. We'd love to arrange a time to welcome you to The Hub for a taster session and answer any questions you might have.
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