Preparation for Adulthood: their future is in our hands
As educators, we’re constantly striving to prepare the young people we work with for their next steps – from the earliest years in nursery or primary school all the way through to the final days in further or higher education.
It’s often easy to think of these next steps as being limited to the transitions from one year, phase or setting to the next, and indeed all of these critical milestones – and the way that they are managed – do help to shape the social, emotional and personal development of a young person.
But one aspect of our ‘preparation’ transcends all phases, ages and stages and is something we all need to make part of our day-to-day business, and that is preparation for what lies beyond the school gates: adulthood.
We've collated these resources to mark National Careers Week 2024 (4-9 March) but helping to light the way to brighter futures for learners is a theme that is always relevant.
Online SEND CPD Units
Our online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) units is designed to support those who work with children and young people in schools and further education settings to deliver an inclusive experience for every learner.
Funded by the Department for Education, and developed in partnership with Real Group, these free-to-access units build on learning from our Ambitious About Inclusion modules.
Relevant themes:
- Unit 19: Promoting independence
- Unit 20: Transitions
Click on the images below to view statistics regarding employment and adults with a learning disability
Upcoming CPD with a focus on Preparation for Adulthood
A selection of resources to help with Preparation for Adulthood in your setting
Improving Outcomes for Learners with Vision Impairment (VI) at post-16 - Access to Learning
- Webcasts
- 21 Mar 2024
This webinar is for staff working with young people at post-16 in education, training or employment to explore how the learning environment & additional support can be put in place to ensure that staff & students feel confident in their post-16 provision.
Improving Outcomes for Learners with Vision Impairment (VI) at post-16 - Learning to Access
- Webcasts
- 12 Mar 2024
This webinar is for staff working with young people at post-16 in education, training or employment to explore how the learning environment & additional support can be put in place to ensure that staff & students feel confident in their post-16 provision.
Twilight Talks: Where I want to Live
- Webcasts
- 12 Jan 2024
An introduction to an emerging innovative digital approach that empowers young people with learning disabilities to make choices about where and how they live their adult lives.
Twilight Talks: Effective collaboration between the Careers Leader and SENCO
- Webcasts
- 08 Dec 2023
This session will be delivered by The Careers and Enterprise Company. Objectives: To identify the roles & responsibilities of the SENCO and Careers Leader and to understand the benefits of the collaboration between the SENCO and Careers Leader
Information summary for transition
- General
- 23 Nov 2023
An useful tool which you could use to summarise and collate the essential information you need about children and young people with SEND at transition points.
Understanding and supporting transitions
- Webcasts
- 16 Oct 2023
In this webcast, we will look at the importance of transitions for young children with SEND.
Preparing for adulthood
- General
- 01 Oct 2023
These slides were presented by Philippa Stobbs at nasen Live 2021.
Twilight Talks: Making Financial Education Accessible for All
- Webcasts
- 11 May 2023
The session will explore different approaches and programmes on offer for primary and secondary children and young people with SEND, parents and educators to help you access high quality and impactful financial education.
Webinar: Perfecting Preparation for Adulthood
- Webcasts
- 11 Feb 2022
This series aims to demystify the Preparation for Adulthood agenda, making it accessible to classroom teachers and school leaders in all school types and phases.
Worcestershire County Council Employment Resource Pack
- General
- 08 Feb 2022
Developed in conjunction with local SEND schools by Inspiring Worcestershire, this comprehensive resource pack contains activities and supporting documents to inspire learners with SEND towards future employment.
Webinar: Beyond the School Gates: Exploring Opportunity and Aspiration into FE and Beyond
- Webcasts
- 20 Jan 2022
This webinar series focuses on aspiration, provision and opportunities from KS4 through to FE and beyond. The series explores curriculum, PfA and long term outcomes, transitions & connectivity across the system to best support students and families.
Webinar: Preparation for Adulthood: High Aspirations Through All Stages of Education
- Webcasts
- 23 Sep 2021
A three-part webinar series exploring Preparation for Adulthood and how to maintain high aspirations for learners with SEND across all stages of education.
Webinar: Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years
- Webcasts
- 09 Jun 2021
The webinar looks at the recently updated ‘Preparing for Adulthood from the Earliest Years Review Guide’, designed to support settings in preparing children and young people with SEND for the next stage of their development.
Webinar: Securing Good Transitions
- Webcasts
- 04 Feb 2021
This webinar was run to support the launch of a new resource: Securing Good Transitions: A resource pack to support the next steps of Key Stage 4 pupils with SEND
Securing Good Transitions: A resource pack to support the next steps of Key Stage 4 pupils with SEND
- General
- 03 Feb 2021
