Keys Engage is for children and young people who cannot yet sustain engagement in education, including those with emotionally based school avoidance, complex trauma or repeated placement breakdowns. It is the earliest, stabilising step before more formal learning resumes.

Yes. Learners can achieve AQA-accredited Unit Awards as their confidence and engagement grow, alongside the wider goal of rebuilding readiness for education.

Learners move on when they are ready, whether that is reintegration into school, specialist provision, training or employment. The programme builds the emotional stability and trust that make a successful transition possible.