SEND Pupils Post-college Opportunities 2024-03-11
2024-03-11
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The question arises from a concern to ensure young people with special educational needs and disabilities have adequate support and preparation to enter the workforce.
What steps she is taking to promote post-college opportunities to pupils with SEND. The questioner emphasizes the need for these students to receive tailored support and opportunities that prepare them adequately for employment.
We know that with the right preparation and support the overwhelming majority of young people with SEND are capable of sustained and paid employment. The National Careers Service offers tailored support from careers advisers to young people with SEND aged 19 to 24. We are investing £80 million until 2025 to build capacity and support an internship programme. We have also launched a mentoring pilot for disabled apprentices.
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Homefield College, based in the constituency, offers education, training, and independent living skills for people with learning disabilities and communication difficulties. The question arises from a need to support such excellent FE colleges and create opportunities for work experience, life skills, and development for students.
Homefield College is a community-based independent specialist college offering education, training, and independent living skills for individuals with learning disabilities and communication difficulties. What steps are being taken by the Department to promote and support such excellent FE colleges and help create opportunities for work experience, life skills, and development for students so they may lead happy and fulfilling lives in their communities?
I visited Loughborough recently with my hon. Friend; she is passionate about FE and skills. I know Homefield College well; it received £95,000 for capital spend recently. We have the supported internship scheme for those with special educational needs; an FE bursary scheme for special needs teachers; specialist National Careers Service advice for young people; and the SEND code of practice to prepare them for adulthood.
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