What Are My Young Person's Options After They Finish School?
All children and young people have the right to full-time education up to the age of 16. After that, they must do one of the following until they are at least 18.
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Stay in full-time education, for example at a college or sixth form.
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Access a supported internship.
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Start an apprenticeship.
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Spend 20 hours or more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training.
Many young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) benefit enormously from these last few years, whether they stay on at school, move to a college of further education or sixth form college, or start an apprenticeship or training program.
This section will help you understand your young people's options after leaving school and what help they can expect.
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Supporting Your Young Person to Plan for Their Future
Here you will find information on how to prepare your young person to transition to their post 16 provision.
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Transitioning to College with SEND but with no EHCP
We explain here what should be put in place if your young person has SEND but does not have an EHCP in their post 16 setting.
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Moving on After School with an EHCP - The Post 16 transfer
Here you will find information about the Preparing for Adulthood process which starts from Y9 for young people with an EHCP.
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Where Can My Young Person go to College?
You will find details of all the colleges in Hampshire here and links to their SEN information.
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SEND Independence Hubs
Here you will find information on our SEND information hubs.
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What Other Options Are There When Your Young Person Turns 16?
Here we provide information about going into work, volunteering, apprenticeships and Supported Internships.