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Preparation for Adulthood: their future is in our hands

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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

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
Free
Visual Impairment
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PfA
vision impairment

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.

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Improving Outcomes for Learners with Vision Impairment (VI) at post-16 - ​​​​​​​Learning to Access

  • Webcasts
  • 12 Mar 2024
Free
Visual Impairment
vi
PfA
vision impairment

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.

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Twilight Talks: Where I want to Live

  • Webcasts
  • 12 Jan 2024
Free
Twilight Talks
PfA

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.

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Twilight Talks: Effective collaboration between the Careers Leader and SENCO

  • Webcasts
  • 08 Dec 2023
Free
Twilight Talks
PfA

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

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Information summary for transition

  • General
  • 23 Nov 2023
Free
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PfA

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.

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Understanding and supporting transitions

  • Webcasts
  • 16 Oct 2023
Free
Webcast
early years
PfA

In this webcast, we will look at the importance of transitions for young children with SEND.

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Preparing for adulthood

  • General
  • 01 Oct 2023
Free
nasen Live
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PfA

These slides were presented by Philippa Stobbs at nasen Live 2021.

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Twilight Talks: Making Financial Education Accessible for All

  • Webcasts
  • 11 May 2023
Free
Twilight Talks
PfA

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.

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Webinar: Beyond the School Gates: Exploring Opportunity and Aspiration into FE and Beyond

  • Webcasts
  • 20 Jan 2022
Free
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