PREPARING FOR ADULTHOOD
Introduction
This section of our website is designed to provide information to parents and carers of young people on the process of Preparing for Adulthood and to direct them to sources of support and additional resources, to help them support their young person transition into adulthood.
What is Preparing for Adulthood?
The term “Preparing for Adulthood” is used to describe the process of moving from childhood into adulthood for young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It is also known as “Transition”.
Preparing for Adulthood means identifying the support a young person will need to live as full and active an adult life as possible and includes preparing for the following outcomes:
Support for the transition process from some agencies may continue until the young person is 25.
This section of our website is designed to provide information to parents and carers of young people on the process of Preparing for Adulthood and to direct them to sources of support and additional resources, to help them support their young person transition into adulthood.
What is Preparing for Adulthood?
The term “Preparing for Adulthood” is used to describe the process of moving from childhood into adulthood for young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). It is also known as “Transition”.
Preparing for Adulthood means identifying the support a young person will need to live as full and active an adult life as possible and includes preparing for the following outcomes:
- Higher Education and/or employment
- Independent living
- Participating in society
- Being as healthy as possible in adult life
Support for the transition process from some agencies may continue until the young person is 25.
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Bexley Local Offer - Preparing for Adulthood - www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/category/272 LA guide to Preparing for Adulthood - www.bexleylocaloffer.uk/Services/5526 Click on the picture to download Bexley Voice Transition Planner - www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/bexley-voice-parent-transition-planner.html Click on the picture to download |
Useful links:
Post 16 Options www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/post-16-options.html
Supported Internships www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/supported-internships-in-bexley.html
Access to work scheme www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/access-to-work-scheme.html
Growing up, relationships, puberty and sexual relationships www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/growing-up-relationships-puberty-and-sexual-awareness.html
Annual health checks www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/gp-annual-ld-health-checks-age-14.html
Preparing for Adulthood presentations and workshops www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/bexley-voice-workshops-2020.html
Deputyship www.gov.uk/become-deputy
Shared Lives Scheme https://careservices.bexley.gov.uk/Services/1432
https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/health-and-social-care/social-care-for-adults/shared-lives-scheme/about-scheme
Post 16 Options www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/post-16-options.html
Supported Internships www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/supported-internships-in-bexley.html
Access to work scheme www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/access-to-work-scheme.html
Growing up, relationships, puberty and sexual relationships www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/growing-up-relationships-puberty-and-sexual-awareness.html
Annual health checks www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/gp-annual-ld-health-checks-age-14.html
Preparing for Adulthood presentations and workshops www.bexleyvoice.org.uk/bexley-voice-workshops-2020.html
Deputyship www.gov.uk/become-deputy
Shared Lives Scheme https://careservices.bexley.gov.uk/Services/1432
https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/health-and-social-care/social-care-for-adults/shared-lives-scheme/about-scheme
If you have specific questions regarding Preparing for Adulthood you can contact Bexley Voice at bexleyvoice@hotmail.co.uk
Bexley Voice Workshop
Please see below, the recording of our first Preparing for Adulthood Workshop on 23 June 2020
The documents below are those referred to in the video above.
Please click on the relevant picture to download these useful, editable planning tools.
Please click on the relevant picture to download these useful, editable planning tools.
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Please:
- refer to the sub-menu for this page which lists local and national organisations that can support with transition.
- explore this page to discover some excellent Tools to help your Preparations for Adulthood.
Under the Children and Families Act 2014 and with the 'Raising the Participation Age' changes, a young person with special educational needs may need particular support as they plan for the next stage of their education or for moving into adulthood. The SEN system places particular focus on helping young people above 16 prepare for their future.
What support is there to help my child prepare for the future?
Schools must include preparation for adult life in the curriculum and provide independent career advice to young people from age 14 onwards. This includes advice tailored to the needs of young people with SEN and disabilities. Planning should start early and young people should be at the centre of the process.
For pupils with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan, preparation for adulthood must start when the plan is reviewed in year 9 (age 13/14) and continue every year after that. This should focus on what your child will need to support their move into adult life, including further education, employment, independent living, relationships and staying healthy.
What are my child's options after they turn 16?
Your child can leave school at the end of the school year in which they turn 16 (normally the end of year 11), but this does not mean the end of education. All young people are now expected to stay in some kind of education or training until they are 18. This can be combined with paid or voluntary work.
Your child could:
- stay on at their school or in another school
- go to a further education college (mainstream or specialist)
- do an apprenticeship http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/
- do a programme of training and work experience
Please refer to our Post 16 options page for information on Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Supported Internships
What kind of support can my child get in college?
Mainstream colleges must support students with SEN in a similar way to schools do. This includes doing everything they can to identify the needs of students with SEN and putting in place the help they need through SEN support. There should be a named person in charge of support for students with SEN. Students who need more help than the college could normally provide may need an EHC needs assessment and an EHC plan.
Oxleas Trust - Learning Disability Team
They provide services to people over the age of 18 with moderate to severe learning disabilities living in Bexley. Psychologists, social workers, community nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and the person centered planning coordinator are all based here. The consultant psychiatrist, health facilitator and community living and support scheme are also based here. The team is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Address: B Block, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.
Public phone number: 020 8269 3300
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/learning-disability-team-bexle/referral/?p=/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/bexley-learning-disability-ser/
For those in Transition from Special Schools in Bexley, families can contact Bexley Council via Care Central on 020 3045 5159. The Council will offer advice and guidance on social care, housing, employment and further education
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/young-people-in-transition/young-people-and-families/bexley/
Personal Health Profiles
The Department of Health has recently produced guidance on PHP's. In line with this guidance, the PHPs provide a format that can be recognised by all NHS services. When health needs are identified, either in health checks, at the opticians, dentists or by any other health professionals, a plan can be written down so that the owner of the PHP can organise the right support/action to meet their needs. The summary sheets at the back of the PHP (yellow pages) provide a useful snapshot of current health needs.
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/personal-health-profiles/
They provide services to people over the age of 18 with moderate to severe learning disabilities living in Bexley. Psychologists, social workers, community nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and the person centered planning coordinator are all based here. The consultant psychiatrist, health facilitator and community living and support scheme are also based here. The team is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Address: B Block, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.
Public phone number: 020 8269 3300
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/services/service/learning-disability-team-bexle/referral/?p=/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/bexley-learning-disability-ser/
For those in Transition from Special Schools in Bexley, families can contact Bexley Council via Care Central on 020 3045 5159. The Council will offer advice and guidance on social care, housing, employment and further education
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/young-people-in-transition/young-people-and-families/bexley/
Personal Health Profiles
The Department of Health has recently produced guidance on PHP's. In line with this guidance, the PHPs provide a format that can be recognised by all NHS services. When health needs are identified, either in health checks, at the opticians, dentists or by any other health professionals, a plan can be written down so that the owner of the PHP can organise the right support/action to meet their needs. The summary sheets at the back of the PHP (yellow pages) provide a useful snapshot of current health needs.
http://www.oxleas.nhs.uk/gps-referrers/learning-disability-services/personal-health-profiles/
Please see below for an excellent Toolkit on Preparing For Adulthood: