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Please use the links below to take you to other Local Authority Local Offer websites. You can find out about schools and Post 16 colleges in areas surrounding Sheffield. Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Derby City Council Derbyshire County Council City of Doncaster Council Kirklees Council Leeds City Council North Lincolnshire Council Nottinghamshire County Council Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Wakefield Council…
Sheffield's Local Offer The Local Offer is part of the Sheffield Directory website. The Local Offer has lots of information and service listings for supporting children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities aged 0-25. It includes: services provided by the local authority services provided by the health service services provided by the voluntary and private sectors The Sheffield Local Offer helps people make choices. It gives up to date information and advice about things that are important to them, such as: education post 16 providers where to live transport social activities work and training moving into adulthood For everything you need to know on the Local offer Click on the image below to take you to the main Sheffield Local Offer webpages. …
about post-16 options. You can talk to your teachers about opportunities for work placements, work experience and volunteering. Developing independence Start thinking about the life skills you need to learn. For example: travel budgeting cooking housekeeping Talk to your school to think about how they can help you with these. Also think about how you can practise these skills at home You might want to think about independent travel training. This is to help you travel from home to school on your own. Ask about having some funded support from Children’s Social Care. This could help you become more independent as you get to adulthood. The Local Authority can carry out an assessment to see if you can get this. This can take place at any time / at any age, depending on what suits you best. Start thinking about where you might want to live as an adult. Friends…
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… employment Talk to your teachers about any help needed in exams (access arrangements). Any arrangements you will need for your GCSE exams should be in place by the start of Year 10. Consider post-16 education options. You may want to visit further education (FE) departments, colleges, supported internships, training providers and voluntary opportunities. Ask your school about post-16 support and planning advice. You should experience work placements/vocational opportunities. You should also be invited to talk to a careers specialist to put the beginning of a plan in place. Developing…
If you have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan The annual review process continues. If you need support in the future from adult social care, you should be referred to the Transitions social care teams. If you need SEN Transport to get to your post-16 setting, you will need to re-apply each year. It is not an automatic entitlement after compulsory school age. You may want to ask your parent/carer to help with this. Your parents/carers will have to make a contribution. You may be able to get a 16-19 bursary to help with this cost. Ask your post-16 provider for information about… bursary to help with education costs. Ask your post-16 provider for more information. Developing independence You might want to think about independent travel training. This is to help you travel from home to college on your own. Friends, relationships and community Look at any out-of-school…
will have to make a contribution. You may be able to get a 16-19 bursary to help with this cost. Ask your post-16 provider for information about this. Education, training and finding employment Continue to look at a range of options, such as: supported employment apprenticeships work… ask the Sheffield Carers Centre for a carer’s assessment when you turn 18. You might want to think about independent travel training. This is to help you travel from home to college on your own. Friends, relationships and community Look at any out-of-school/college activities you want to do… If you have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plan The annual review process continues. Your EHC plan may be ceased if you are: accessing higher education (e.g. university) accessing paid work aged 18 or over and have left education and you no longer wish to do any further learning…
volunteering Think about support needed for you to access services via Job Centre Plus. For example, a Disability Employment advisor and Access to Work funding. Developing independence Start to have a look at a range of housing options. You may want to access an advocate to help you get your views across. See the Sheffield Advocacy Hub for more information. You might want to think about independent travel training. This is to help you travel from home to college on your own. Friends, relationships and community Stay in touch with friends and make plans for socialising. Look… 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…
and getting good support friends, relationships and being part of a community achieving as healthy a life as possible How to prepare for an annual review You may start to think more about what you want to do when you finish your education. Your school or college will talk to you about transition… with this. your school or college will arrange the annual review meeting. Let them know if you or your parent/carer cannot attend so that they can arrange a different date. your school or college will ask relevant professionals to attend. They will ask them to send up-to-date information about you. You may want to ask them to invite specific professionals if you think them being there would be helpful. it may be helpful to have a discussion with your parent/carer before the meeting, if possible. Talk to them about how things are now, what should happen next and in the future. You may want…
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 courses teach you life skills. You can ask the education provider about this and what the skills cover. You can ask the education provider about entry requirements for specific courses. Entry Level Entry Level is split into Entry Level 1,2 and 3. Level 3 is the hardest. Examples: Entry Level Award Entry Level Certificate/ Diploma Entry Level Functional Skills Entry requirements: There are no set entry requirements Level 1 Examples: GCSE Grades 3-1 BTEC Level 1 NVQ 1 Entry requirements: Normally GCSE grades 2-1 or equivalent Level 2 Examples: GCSE…
Apprenticeships and Supported Internships - Transition Guide Apprenticeships An apprenticeship is a paid job with associated training. It allows you to earn while you learn. You will get a nationally recognised qualification. You can apply for Access to Work support when on an apprenticeship… internships. These help you prepare for a job or an apprenticeship. Supported internships are study programmes based mainly at an employer. They are designed to help you and others with SEND get a paid job by giving you the skills you need. Internships usually last for a year. They include unpaid work placements of at least six months. Wherever possible, they support you to move into a paid job at the end of the programme. Click here for more information on supported internships.…