UK Edition: Internal Post Sorting Work Task Box: Room, Department and Name, SEND, KS4 and Post-16

Every building I have worked in runs on internal post, and the post job is one of the first real jobs learners get on a work placement. It looks simple until a learner is holding an envelope that says "FAO: Records" and nothing else. This box starts with plain matching and builds up to reading a directory and handling the envelopes that do not fit. On a real site, knowing when to set something aside and tell a supervisor is half the job.

How it works

Lay out the 8 pigeonhole labels. At Level A, learners match room numbers. At Level B, they use the staff directory to find each person's department. At Level C, they read envelopes written in different ways and set aside the ones that cannot be delivered. Learners check their own work with the card codes. If a learner uses the codes to guess, cover them with a small piece of tape. You record accuracy and prompt level on the data sheet, then try the real version with your school's staff pigeonholes when they are ready.

What you get (26 A4 pages plus an editable Word file)

• Level A: 12 envelope cards with room numbers to match

• Level B: 24 envelope cards with staff names to sort by department

• Level C: 24 envelope cards written the way real people write them, including 4 that go to Return to Sender

• 8 pigeonhole labels and 1 Return to Sender label

• 1 staff directory page with 32 staff and 2 who no longer work there

• 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, blank labels, and blank directory rows

How it fits with my other sets

My Hospital Support Job Skills Task Cards teach the words, steps, and site rules for hospital support work as printable task cards. My Address Practise (UK) set teaches the parts of a UK address and where they go on an envelope. This Work Task Box is a hands on sorting station: cut cards, pigeonhole mats, a staff directory, self check codes, and a data sheet for independent work. No task card pages or address worksheets are repeated.

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