<aside> 💡 All of this support is available to all of our apprentices throughout their employment and up to End-Point Assessment.

At Founders and Coders, we have 3 terms each year, each of 12 weeks:

• January → March
• May → July
• September → December. </aside>

Wellbeing Support

We have an Employee Assistance Programme for FAC learners.

What this means is that all learners have access to up to 6 free therapy sessions, face to face, online or via video call per year and this is available 24/7, 365 days a year. There is also a health and wellbeing app and other forms of support available including:

• Family advice line
• Finance and debt information
• Legal advice

For more information on how to access the service, click here.

To read through some FAQs about the offer click here.

Should you want to access more longer-term talking therapy, this document outlines affordable options in the local area and across London.

1-1 check-ins

Our Relationships Lead checks in with apprentices regularly and provides personalised 1-1 support where necessary. The Relationships Lead is the apprentice’s main point of contact to talk about the apprenticeship, answer questions, or offer support, and offer feedback on the portfolio.

Learners with Additional Needs

• Apprentices with additional learning needs, EHCPs, or under the age of 24 and in care of local authority may be eligible for additional funding to support through apprenticeship - outlined here
• Apprentices will declare any additional learning needs to FAC during their enrolment and we will develop a Personalised Learning Plan (PLP) together before beginning training. The PLP is then shared with employer with the apprentice’s consent during the application process and these documents are routinely reviewed as needed by the Relationships Lead during Tripartite Reviews.
• All apprentices complete ‘Manuals for me’ documentation during 12 week training and this can be shared with employer where necessary to provide insight into preferred ways of working.
• Apprentices may be eligible to apply for Reasonable adjustments during the interview assessment process with BCS if they have an additional learning need. FAC will support apprentices to apply for reasonable adjustments and an additional form must be submitted to the EPA team alongside the other documents required to enter Gateway.
• Apprentices may be also eligible for reasonable adjustments if English is not their first language, as indicated through BCS guidance: ‘If apprentices have been in the country for less than 2 years they are automatically entitled to additional time and the use of a translation dictionary. If they have been in the country for more than 2 years, they would need to take a language test to assess their level of English to determine if they need the additional time and dictionary.’