Opportunity Areas: developing opportunities for employment for young people with special educational needs and disabilities Carol Robinson Positive Futures Lead
Developing opportunities for Employment for young people with SEND
Project aims Overall aim is to improve employment outcomes for young people with SEND and demonstrate how: Ø To promote high quality careers advice for children and young people with SEND Ø To use vocational profiling and embed in EHC Plans and the curriculum Ø To develop effective employer engagement strategies Ø To develop responsive study programmes Ø To develop a clear multi-agency pathway into employment
Expectation of sites Ø Develop a work plan based on local priorities Ø Involve schools, colleges, economic regeneration, commissioners and supported employment providers Ø Engage at least one employer to work on the project Ø Ensure that relevant staff can work on the project Ø Set up a key stakeholder group if an appropriate one does not exist
What works? Ø Presumption of employability Ø Inspiring role models Ø Employment focussed person-centred transition planning Ø High quality careers advice Ø Meaningful work experience Ø Accessible vocational training
Our Offer To: • Work in partnership • Help raise aspirations • Use an evidence based approach • Work to improve access to high quality information, advice, support and guidance • Promote study programmes • Encourage access to traineeships and apprenticeships • Support employer engagement • Ensure information about employment goes into the local offer
Next steps Ø Agree key stakeholder group and terms of reference for this strand of work Ø Identify gaps and agree action plan against the vision with stretching targets Ø Agree how we engage with and co-produce with young people and families Ø Identify training and development needs Ø Agree support
Support Ø Up to 6 days of consultancy support to further develop your employment pathway (more may be available, if needed) Ø Joint work with Mencap in 2 sites Ø Up to 6 days of consultancy support to further develop an employment pathway (more may be available, if needed) Ø Joint work with Mencap in 2 sites: Doncaster and Fenlands and East Cambridgeshire Ø NB We will not be able to do everything so setting priorities is important
Contact details Delivery Manager – Carol Robinson Carol.robinson@ndti.org.uk Link person for Blackpool is Linda Jordan Linda.Jordan@ndti.org.uk
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