UK Edition: Stock Room Restock Work Task Box: Par Levels and Counting, SEND, KS4 and Post-16

Restocking is steady work at clinics, hospitals, and schools, and it is a job many of my learners can do well once the counting makes sense. The hard part is not the stocking. It is knowing when a shelf is low, how many to bring, and what to do with the box that expired last month. This box starts with a yes or no question and builds to a real shelf audit.

How it works

At Level A, learners sort shelf cards onto LOW or OK mats. At Level B, they work out how many to bring (par minus on shelf, up to 20) and write it on the Restock List. At Level C, they audit 2 or 3 items per card using the Par List, pull expired items, check that older dates are in front, and work out what to bring, with numbers up to 50. All maths is whole numbers. There is no money maths. Learners check card codes; cover with tape if needed.

What you get (28 A4 pages plus an editable Word file)

• Level A: 12 shelf cards to sort LOW or OK (par 10 or less)

• Level B: 24 shelf cards to work out how many to bring (numbers up to 20)

• Level C: 24 shelf audit cards with 2 or 3 items each, including 8 expired items to pull and 7 rotate checks (numbers up to 50)

• LOW and OK sorting mats

• 1 Restock List for Level B

• 1 Main Stock Room Par List and 1 Shelf Audit Sheet for Level C

• 3 practice pages, one for each level

• Answer key for every card and practice page

• Data sheet and a 10 session accuracy graph

• A plan for trying it for real in school, with a 5 item supervisor check

• Blank cards for each card type

How it fits with my other sets

My Hospital Support and Cleaning and Caretaking Job Skills Task Cards teach site rules and task sequences on printable cards. This Work Task Box is a stock room counting station with par levels, expired pulls, rotate checks, self check codes, and a data sheet. No hospital or cleaning procedure cards are repeated. There is no money maths (that stays in Money Maths Task Cards).

Who it is for: KS4, post 16 and young adult SEND groups, supported internships, job coaches and work experience leads. Level A suits emerging readers. The cards are plain text and numbers, so nothing looks babyish. The data sheet gives you accuracy and prompt level evidence you can bring to an EHCP annual review or a SEN Support review under Preparing for Adulthood: employment.

UK edition: A4, UK spelling and UK workplace words throughout.

Licence: one download covers one teacher. Please do not post the file online.

Keywords: SEND, EHCP, Preparing for Adulthood, KS4, Post 16, work experience, work placement, supported internship, employability, job skills, special educational needs, learning disability, autism, FE college, sixth form, work task box, sorting and matching