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Education for young people post-16 can include a mixture of college-based learning and other activities such as:

  • Work experience
  • Volunteering
  • Independent travel training
  • Managing money
  • Communication skills
  • Self-help skills
Harlow Fields students tell us about their work experience
Harlow Fields students tell us about their work experience

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Banardos - Leaving Care

Leaving home can be a challenge for anyone, but it can be even tougher if you’re a young person leaving care.

Bright Lives Social Enterprise

They support clients with a learning disability and learning difficulty into independent living and provide a variety of programmes that are diverse and inclusive, being tailored to the individual learning goals and destination pathway of the client in order to maximise their potential towards independence.

Catch 22

The Catch 22 social action programmes enable young people to come together to meet new people and learn new skills whilst doing something positive for their local community.

The Council for Disabled Children Decision Making Toolkit

This decision making toolkit is a practical guide to support social workers, health practitioners, school and college staff, parent carers, families and anyone working directly with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

Information on the world’s leading youth achievement award - DofE

Essex Local Offer - Help with Life Skills

Find help for resilience, self-confidence and independence

Essex Youth Service - Volunteering

Being a volunteer gives you the chance to do something new and make a positive contribution to your community and it doesn’t have to take up a lot of your time.

Essex Youth Service - Work Experience

If you're aged between 15 and 24 years old, the Essex Youth Service can make sure your work experience placement goes to plan.

Independence Project

As a registered service provider for Essex County Council, Independence Project provides fun and
supportive day care and day opportunities for young adults with learning disabilities and autism.

NDTI - The Importance of Friends

Insights from Ellen who is 35 and works as an actor, an admin assistant and also shares her experiences of inclusion as a freelance trainer.

PALS - Personal Assistants

Based in Chelmsford Essex, PALS Ltd offers award-winning support services to help young people and adults achieve their goals and learn important life skills.

Peabody

Helping young people develop resilience and stability for a brighter future.

Travel Training

Travel Training is free for students and adults who receive one or more of the following services from their local authority:- free home to school transport, post-16 transport, social care transport

Also in this section:

Staying on at Sixth form 

You can choose to go into the sixth form of your school or move to another school.

Going to Further Education (FE) college

Further Education Colleges offer a wider range of courses and subjects, including technical and vocational qualifications, such as BTEC's and T levels.

Supported Internships

Supported Internships for young people with an EHC plan 

Apprenticeships

Information on what to expect with apprenticeships and how to apply

Preparing for Adulthood Training & Employment

Information on Independence, further education training and employment opportunities