Career guidance for those with SEND, SEMH, and EHCP (Education and Health Care Plan)
Understanding your options should help you make the right decision for you.
Thinking about the future can be an overwhelming task and even more so when you may have an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP) or additional needs that may be creating barriers.
This webpage, along with the wider support through this website, should provide you with more information and help signpost you to the right support for assisting you on your way.
If you have an EHCP, it can remain with you through your further education and it may assist with gaining additional support when transitioning into your next step.
An additional need can vary from mild dyslexia, Social, Emotional or Mental Health needs all the way through to profound multiple learning disabilities.
Education options
Understanding your options should help you make the right decision for you.
As you may know that children by law must remain in education until they are 18 in England.
There are several options to pick from so ensure you explore them all.
Useful links
- Choices career magazines and leaflets
- Careers Worcs Information Advice and Guidance
- Book an appointment with Careers Worcs
- Worcestershire Alternative Education providers
- Worcestershire SENDIASS (SEND Information and Advice Support Service)
- National Association for Special Education Needs (NASEN)
- SEND code of practice 0 to 25 years (GOV.UK)
- SEND: guide for parents and carers (GOV.UK)
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a paid job where the employee learns and gains valuable experiences.
Employment and volunteering options
Guidance to help you to navigate the world of employment and volunteering.
Further Education and SEND
Further education, Training Providers and Sixth Form Colleges offer a wide range of courses for young people, at all levels of achievement.
Independent specialist colleges
If a student has very complex needs, they may need to consider an Independent Specialist Placement (ISP).
Self-employment
A page dedicated to the first steps of self employment for those with disabilities.
Supported internships
A study programme specifically aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 with a EHCP who wish to move into employment.
Training providers, traineeships, and study programmes
There are many education options when leaving school, not one size fits all. Read more about these other solutions and understand if they are right for you.
Life Beyond School
Knowing what to do after leaving school can be a challenging step in a young person’s life. To support young people within Worcestershire who hold an EHCP (Education, Health and Care Plan), Inspiring Worcestershire have created Life Beyond School to help support young people, parent/carers and schools understand this complicated landscape.
Life Beyond School comprises of an annual inclusive event and a detailed magazine. Every year, the Life Beyond School inclusive show invites exhibitors from the education, employment, and community sector to demonstrate how they can support a young person on their next steps.
Our annual Life Beyond School Choices magazine is created to help you to understand the wide range of choices and opportunities available to young people with SEND, across Worcestershire.
To read our latest issue of Life Beyond School, visit SEND Life beyond School Choices booklets.
SEND Support
Worcestershire SEND Local Offer
The Worcestershire Local Offer provides information about provision families can expect to be available across education, health and social care for children and young people who have Special Educational Need (SEN) or are disabled.
Worcestershire Educations Health Care Plans (EHCP) Support
Worcestershire County Council has a wide range of information for further questions and support you may have around EHCP’s and wider needs.
SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (SENDIASS)
SENDIASS gives impartial and neutral advice. They support parents/carers of children with SEND, children and young people themselves and provide many services to facilitate support.
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