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Pat hwayst oEmpl oymentf or YoungPeopl ewi t hSEND The SENDCodeofPr act i ce s t at est hatal lchi l dr enandyoung peopl ear eent i t l edt oanappr opr i at eeducat i on, and“ ever y s chooli sr equi r edt oi dent i f yandaddr es st heSENoft hepupi l s t hatt heys uppor t ” . Thecodel aysoutacl ears etofobl i gat i onst hats chool s , academi esandl ocalaut hor i t i esmus tadher et oi nor dert o hel pmaxi mi s et hepot ent i alofchi l dr enandyoungpeopl ewi t h SEND. I ti sal s oi mpor t antf oreducat i onales t abl i s hment st of ocuson pos t 1 6andpos t 1 8pat hways , asakeypar tofpr epar i ngf or adul t hood. Thi si ncl udess uppor t i ngyoungpeopl et oenr olf or f ur t hereducat i onandt r ai ni ngorent er i ngt he wor l dofwor k – t ypi cal l yar easwher eyoungpeopl ewi t hSENDl agbehi nd. Accor di ngt ot he Depar t mentf orEducat i on( Df E) , i n201 8onl y 1 8. 4%ofpupi l si dent i fiedwi t hs peci aleducat i onalneedsi n year1 1ent er edhi ghereducat i onbyage1 9, compar edt o48% ofpupi l swhower enoti dent i fiedwi t hs peci aleducat i onal needs . Fur t her mor e, dur i ngt he201 8/1 9financi al year , j us t5. 9% ofadul t swi t hl ear ni ngdi s abi l i t i esaged1 864whower e r ecei vi ngs uppor tf r om s oci als er vi ceswer ei npai d empl oyment , compar edt o6%i nt hepr evi ousyear . Suppor t i ngyoungpeopl ewi t hSENDi nt owor k Des pi t et hes eal ar mi ngfigur es , t heDf Es t at est hat“ t he over whel mi ngmaj or i t yofyoungpeopl ewi t hs peci al educat i onalneedsanddi s abi l i t i es( SEND)ar ecapabl eof s us t ai nabl epai dempl oyment , wi t ht her i ghtpr epar at i onand s uppor t ” . Ther ef or e, whatcans chooll eader sdot oens ur et hat youngpeopl ewi t hSENDar ebet t erpr epar edf orl i f eaf t er compul s or yeducat i ondr awst oacl os e? Aspar toft heDf Epr oj ect , “ Empl oymenti sEver yone' s Bus i nes s ” , t he Nat i onalDevel opmentTeam f ori ncl us i on( NDTi ) andt he Br i t i s hAs s oci at i onf orSuppor t edEmpl oyment( BASE) publ i s heda“ pl anni nggui def ors chool s , col l egesandcar eer s advi s er sonhow t owor kwi t hyoungpeopl ef r om year9 onwar dst ounder s t andt hewor l dofwor kandt ot hi nkabout t hei rs ki l l s , i nt er es t sandwor k as pi r at i ons ” . Thekeycons i der at i onsout l i nedi nt hegui dei ncl ude: Rai s i ngas pi r at i ons : Cons i deri nt r oduci ngconver s at i onswi t h youngpeopl ewi t hSENDabout car eer s . Par t akei nact i vi t i es t hatcanboos tabel i eft hatpai dwor ki spos s i bl e, i ncl udi ng hos t i ngannualevent st hatpr ovi deyoungpeopl eandt hei r f ami l i eswi t hi nf or mat i on, advi ce, and gui dance, whi l s tal s o hi ghl i ght i ngpos i t i vecas es t udi es . I naddi t i on, t hegui de r ecommendsdi s pl ayi ngi magesofpeopl ewi t hSENDi n empl oymentar oundt hebui l di ng, us i ngvi deot es t i moni al s , and engagi ngwi t hl ocals uppor t edempl oymentagenci es .
Addi t i onalcons i der at i onsi ncl udet hef ol l owi ng: wor ki ngwi t h s oci alcar et omaxi mi s eoppor t uni t i esf orhol i dayandweekend j obs ; cr eat i ngmor ewor koppor t uni t i est hr ought r ai nees hi ps , s uppor t edi nt er ns hi psandappr ent i ces hi ps ; ens ur i ngt hat empl oyments uppor ti sofhi ghqual i t y; andguar ant eei ngt hat f ol l owons uppor ti si npl acef oryoungpeopl eaf t ert heyl eave educat i ont omai nt ai norgai npai dwor k. Us i ngt echnol ogyt ohel pyoungpeopl ewi t hSENDfind empl oyment As s i s t i vet echnol ogyal s ohasani mpor t antr ol et opl ay. I n November2020, Vi ckyFor d, Chi l dr enandFami l i esMi ni s t er , announcednew r es ear chai medathel pi ngt obr i dget hegap bet weeneducat i onandempl oymentf oryoungpeopl ewi t h SEND. Thes t udy br i ngst oget herabodyofr es ear chonas s i s t i ve t echnol ogyf ort hefir s tt i me, hel pi ngs chool sandcol l eges bet t erunder s t andhow t ohar nes st hebenefit sofexi s t i ngt ool s andappr oachest or ai s et heout comesofpupi l swi t hSEND. I nakeynot es peecht ot heAl l Par t yPar l i ament ar yGr oup ( APPG)onAs s i s t i veTechnol ogy, t hemi ni s t ers ai d: “ As s i s t i v e T echnol ogy canbel i f echangi ngandf ormanyi ti sv i t al t ocommuni cat i on, l ear ni ngandov er al l i ndependence. “ I nr ecentmont hs , t hei mpor t anceofAs s i s t i v eT echnol ogyhas beendemons t r at edl i kenev erbef or e. Thees s ent i al col l abor at i on pr ov i dedbygr oupss uchast hi sAPPGi sv i t al t oens ur et hatwe makepol i cywhi chi si nf or medbyasmuchr es ear chandev i dence aspos s i bl e. “ Ourr ev i ewwi l l gi v es chool sand col l eges ahel pi nghandby pr ov i di nggr eat ert r ans par encyi nwhatt ool sandi nt er v ent i ons cani mpr ov eout comesofSENDs t udent sandbr i dget hegap f r om educat i oni nt oempl oy ment . "
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Vocat i onalpr ofil es : Cr eat evocat i onalpr ofil est o“ under s t and ani ndi vi dual ’ sexper i ence, s ki l l s , abi l i t i es , i nt er es t s , as pi r at i ons andneedsi nr el at i ont oempl oyment ” . Thi swi l lhel pt o det er mi nes ui t abl ej obmat chesorwor kexper i ence pl acement s . “ I tpr ovi desapi ct ur eoft hei dealcondi t i ons neededi nawor kpl acef ort hes t udentt obes ucces s f ul , ”t he gui des t at es . Thi spr ofil ecanbef edi nt ot heyoungper s on’ s Educat i on, Heal t handCar e( EHC)Pl an. Wor kexper i ence: Anywor kexper i encepr ogr ammes houl dbe bas edon“ i ndept hknowl edgeoft hes t udent ” , “ havecl ear educat i onalandvocat i onalgoal s ”and“ i nvol veont hej ob l ear ni ng” . I ti si mpor t antt oens ur et hats uppor tandf eedbacki s pr ovi ded.
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HOW CANWEHELPEASETHETRANSI TI ONBETWEEN HOMEANDSCHOOL? Manyps y c hol ogi s t sar ec al l i ngf ora‘ per i odofpl ay ’ t ohel p c hi l dr enf i ndt hei rac ademi cf eet ;al l owi ngs t udent st or eengage t hei rs oc i al s k i l l sandex pr es st hei remot i onsmor ef l ui dl y .Pl ay c anbedes c r i bedasapower f ul dev i c e;notonl yf orr el i ev i ng bac kt os c hool anx i et y ,butf ort heev er y daynur t ur i ngof s t udent sment al andphy s i c al heal t h. Oneoft hemos tpower f ul way st oputpl ayf i r s ti st oc r eat ea dedi c at eds pac ef ori t .As pac et hat ’ ss epar at ef r om t he pl ay gr oundandt hec l as s r oom,andonet hat ’ sbeens pec i al l y des i gnedt of oc usonemot i ons ,c al mi ng,andex pl or at i on–a Mul t i Sens or yRoom. Sens or yr oomsar et heper f ec tt hi r ds pac ebet weenpl ayand l ear ni ngf ors c hool s .They ’ r ef i l l edwi t hpur pos el ydes i gned gadget s ,ai dsandel ement st hathel pc hi l dr enunder s t and t hems el v esandt hei remot i ons .Sens or yr oomsr epr es enta c al mi ngandc ont r ol l edenv i r onmentt hat ’ ss af ef orc hi l dr ent o ex pl or ehowt hey ’ r ef eel i ng;i t ’ snei t herov erorunder s t i mul at i ng,gi v i ngt hem t heper f ec toppor t uni t yt of oc usont he pr es ent . TYPI CALMULTI SENSORYROOMSI NCLUDE: MoodLi ght i ng:Si ghti soneourmos tac t i v es ens es .Changes i nt hel ev el andc ol ourofl i ghtc aneas i l yaf f ec tourmood, mak i ngl i ght i ngani mpor t antel ementofamul t i s ens or yr oom. Bubbl eCol umns ,Fi br eOpt i c s ,Sol arPr oj ec t or sandev en Col ourChangi ngEggsc anc r eat eawonder f ul s ens or y aes t het i ct oanyr oom.
Comf or t abl eSeat i ng:Sens or yr oomsar emadef orr el ax at i on, s owemak es ur eeac hs pac ei sf i l l edwi t hc os ys eat i ng.Fr om s qui s hybeanbagst owei ght edc al mi ngSens i tc hai r s ,t her ear e l ot sofopt i onsav ai l abl e. Tact i l eGadget s:Whet herwe’ r eex pl or i nghandhel dt ac t i l e r es our c esorr el ax i ngi nt hec omf or tofawei ght edbl ank et ; bec omi ngmor ef ami l i arwi t hourbodi esi sani mpor t antpar tofa mul t i s ens or yr oom. Ev eni fy oudon’ thav et hes pac et oc r eat eades i gnat eds ens or y r oom,i nc or por at i ngs ens or yel ement si nt odayt odays c hool l i f e wi l l hel pr el i ev et hebur denofbac kt os c hool anx i et y .Cal mi ng Wei ght edLapPadswi l l hel ps t udent ss i tf orl ongerper i odsof t i me;Sens or yHut ’ spr ov i det heper f ec tpopups ens or y ex per i enc e;andhandySens or yFi dgetKi t swi l l gi v edi s t r ac t ed f i nger st heper f ec tt r eatt ohel pwander i ngmi ndsc onc ent r at e. Ther e’ sal ott hatwec andot obat t l et hebac kt os c hool bl ues ;i t mak ess ens et hats ens or yi st hebes tpl ac et os t ar t !
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