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A support service funded or partially funded by Sheffield City Council. Referral reason: To help any adult who is an unpaid carer. A carer is someone who provides support – practical and/or emotional – to an adult or child with an illness, disability, frailty, mental health problems or substan…
SEND Careers Advice - Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team A Council run service which provides careers advice for young people. Supports young people: Year 9 to Year 14 with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan. People involved: Advisers from the Community Youth Services Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Team. Offer: Personal careers guidance interviews with young people Attendance and input of personal careers guidance at EHC Plan Annual Review meetings. This is from Year 9 through to Year 14 Group work Drop ins Support to careers lead on Gatsby benchmarks Attendance at Post 16 and Parent events The Advisers are linked to Secondary Special Schools in Sheffield. The schools that advisers are linked to include: Bents Green School Talbot Specialist School Seven Hills School Holgate Meadows Heritage Park…
something similar) Some of the things we did Set up a new SEND engagement young people’s group called SENDing Voices. Contact Kerry Doxey on how young people aged 13-25 can join. Set up two new teams to support young people with the transition from children’s to adult social care services. Read…
Links and documents Sheffield City Council must involve young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in reviewing the Local Offer . They must also involve their parents and carers. Please tell us what you think about the Local Offer webpages by filling in a short questi…
Sheffield Futures Sheffield Futures provide careers advice. They run careers information, advice and guidance sessions at schools across Sheffield, and drop-in sessions at Star House on Division Street. They also work with Opportunity Sheffield to offer support to young people 18-24 and Care Leavers. Contact: 0114 2012800 / enquiries@sheffieldfutures.org.uk Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre Plus have School Advisors who work with young people aged 12-18 years to help with their skills in getting a job. They help with the move from school into work, training or further study. The service can help with things like CVs, applications, interview techniques, work experience placements, understanding how to get into traineeships and apprenticeships. Sessions are delivered in school through assemblies, group sessions or on a one-to-one basis. They are happy to talk to parents too! Contact…
Links and documents Young people with an EHC plan can take part in supported internships. These help them prepare for a job or an apprenticeship. Supported internships are study programmes based mainly at an employer. They are designed to help young people and others with SEND get a paid job by giving them the skills they need. Who they are for Supported Internships are for young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities aged 16 to 24 years with an EHC Plan. They are for those who want to go into employment and need extra support to do so. Supported Internships are unpaid and last for one year. What is involved Alongside time at the employer, young people complete a study programme. This includes the chance to study for relevant qualifications along with English and Maths. The internship will be set up to give work-place experience and individual group work training…
If you have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan Annual reviews from Year 9 onwards must have a focus on preparing for adulthood. Outcomes should be reviewed and updated as needed. If you are looking at leaving your current school after Year 11, think about what help you need to move to…
If you have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan At the annual review of your EHC plan, discuss what support you will need in your next setting (if applicable). Talk about what needs to happen so you have a smooth transition. Make sure you tell them about your hopes and views for the future. …
If you have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan The local authority can maintain an EHC plan until you turn 25. They will end/close the plan if you move onto higher education, paid work or leave education. As long as the EHC plan continues, the local authority must continue to review it …
A Guide to Qualifications at 16+ - Transition Guide Qualification Levels Qualifications are grouped into 8 levels. The level tells you how difficult the study is and what entry requirements there are. If you do well, you can move up to the next level. Please note that some of the entry level cou…