Post-16 options for young people with SEND
Combining work with studying or training (SEND)
Information for young people with SEND who wish to combine working and studying.
Supported internships
A supported internship is a kind of work experience that will last at least 6 months. They are unpaid, but the aim is to help you gain the skills and experience you need to secure a paid role at the end.
If you are at school before you start your internship, the careers leader at your school will help you arrange a suitable placement. Your placement will be named in your Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan.
NDTI has an easy-read guide on what supported internships are.
Support from Bucks Skills Hub
Buckinghamshire Skills Hub have resources and information to help you to decide on your next steps and think about the support you need. This could include:
- moving from school to college
- going to work
- taking further qualifications such as University-level study
Finding a supported internship
There are a number of supported internship schemes in Buckinghamshire including:
Other programmes available
Amazing Apprenticeships
Amazing Apprenticeships' six-minute film follows the inspirational stories of apprentices with learning differences, disabilities and health conditions.
Learn how these apprentices are progressing in their careers through apprenticeships and the ways that their employers and training providers are supporting them.
(Video includes British Sign Language interpretation).
Amazing Apprenticeships has a range of SEND resources on its website.