Specialist partner
Hair Me Out is an inclusive hair and beauty organisation that specialises in calm, respectful haircare and training routes into inclusive beauty work.
Subject curriculum
Hair & Beauty Enterprise
A practical hair, beauty and enterprise pathway, delivered with Hair Me Out, that helps young people experience success and prepare for a positive next step.
Curriculum intent
Beauty is the starting point. Progress is the purpose.
Hair and beauty give many young people a practical reason to stay engaged after English and maths. The work is creative, useful and connected to real jobs.
Learners practise salon habits, design looks and products, and try simple business tasks such as branding, pricing and customer service. Reading, writing, speaking, measuring and money skills are used in a real context.
Not every young person sees themselves succeeding only through an academic route. This subject offers another way to feel capable, finish work they are proud of, and talk about a next step they recognise.
Partnership
Delivered with Hair Me Out
The Beauty, Skills and Enterprise Pathway is planned with Hair Me Out and Everybody In CIC, then adapted to Evolution Education's safeguarding, behaviour and learner-support procedures.
Taught by Sade
Sade is the Beauty Teacher for Hair and Beauty Enterprise, working with Hair Me Out so young people can practise salon skills and enterprise thinking.
Planned as a six-week unit
Learning is sequenced from first interests to a small exhibition. Availability is confirmed in each personal plan and can vary by centre and pathway, including at the Barking & Dagenham centre.
Three connected strands
Hair Skills, Beauty Skills and a Beauty Enterprise Lab run together, so practical technique, presentation and business thinking develop side by side.
Intent
What this subject is for
Vocational skill
Build safe, step-by-step technique in hair, make-up, nails and presentation, using mannequins, face charts and practice templates.
Customer-ready habits
Practise hygiene, workstation routines, following instructions, timekeeping, teamwork and speaking about work with support.
Enterprise thinking
Design a simple brand, product or service, set a price, mock up an online shop page and prepare a short customer explanation.
Confidence and next steps
Give every learner a chance to complete something they are proud of, then use that evidence to talk about college, training, salon work or further vocational study.
Implementation
What learners explore
Learners can move at their own pace. Some continue a hair or beauty look while others work on branding or digital design. Roles can include stylist, assistant, photographer, product designer, quality checker or a behind-the-scenes helper.
Hair skills
Salon routines, mannequin handling, brushing, sectioning, parting, basic plaits and braiding, and planning a finished look.
Beauty skills
Hygiene and brush care, colour and skin-tone awareness, face charts, make-up design, nail or lash design, and presentation.
Beauty Enterprise Lab
A mini brand idea, product or service cards, packaging and labels, pricing, marketing, customer service and an online shop mock-up.
Curriculum planning
How the six weeks build
Each stage answers why we are teaching this, what learners will know and do, and how we will see that they have learned.
Week 1: Explore
Interests, confidence, starting points and career awareness. Skills and interest profile, mood board and a first practical task.
Week 2: Practise
Safe working, hygiene and basic technique. Step-by-step instructions and a simple product or service card.
Week 3: Develop
Look planning, product design, packaging ideas and quality checking, with growing independence.
Week 4: Create
Online shop and marketing skills. A mock shop page with product name, price, description and customer message, using English and maths in context.
Week 5: Prepare
Customer service, pricing, bundles and a low-pressure practice of the final piece. Learners choose how they will explain their work.
Week 6: Showcase
A small exhibition: a hair look, make-up or nail design, product packaging, shop mock-up, price list, pitch or portfolio, then reflection on progress.
How we teach
Calm routines, then ambitious practice
Each session follows a predictable rhythm: welcome, check-in, demonstration, practical task, tidy-down and reflection. Staff model the task first. Visual examples, short steps and a choice of how to take part keep the work ambitious and accessible.
Heated tools, chemicals and sharp implements are not used unless agreed, risk assessed and supervised. Fragrance-free and calmer options are available. Learners are not required to work on each other. Photographs focus on the work and follow consent.
Knowledge, skills and impact
What this subject covers
Practical skills
Hair sectioning, basic braiding and styling, make-up and nail design, hygiene and presentation.
Employability and enterprise
Timekeeping, safe working, teamwork, quality control, branding, pricing, marketing, customer service and pitching.
English and maths in context
Reading instructions, key vocabulary, product descriptions and scripts. Counting stock, measuring, pricing, bundles, comparing costs and simple profit tasks.
Assessment
A learner portfolio, not a high-stakes test: skills profile, checklists, photographs, product cards, shop mock-up, price list, customer script, showcase evidence, reflection and a staff summary.
Qualifications
Vocational hair and beauty routes where offered, including at the Barking & Dagenham centre. Exact awards are confirmed in the personal plan. The six-week pathway itself builds portfolio evidence for the next step.
Progression routes
College beauty courses, apprenticeships, entry-level salon or retail work, product and content roles, and the confidence to talk about a business idea.
Personalisation
Planned around the young person
Every learner has a personal plan. A skills and interest check-in helps staff understand what the young person wants to try, which roles interest them, and what helps them learn. Tasks can be completed independently, with a staff member, by talking, pointing or using picture cards.
Sport, mentoring and enrichment sit alongside subject study so young people can stay engaged and make progress that matters.
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