Preparing for Adulthood

What supports good planning ?

Trafford SEND Information Day March 2015

Bromley

‘Without a shared vision, Bromley wouldn’t be where we are today. The process of getting young people, families, providers, services and other key stakeholders together in one room to understand what we all want for young people is vital. When we experience challenges, it’s so important to be able to go back to our shared vision and be reminded of what we are all working towards, which is sustainable progression for young people leading to better life outcomes.’Debi Christie, 16-25 Commissioning Manager, Bromley

Develop a shared vision for preparation for adulthood

Develop a shared vision for preparation for adulthood

With young people, families and all key agencies that need to work together to help young people with SEND achieve better outcomes

Focussed on life chances Shared understanding of what is positive and possible and what

works Use the pathways to getting a life to carry out a gap analysis of

what is working, what is missing and agree priorities for commissioning and joint commissioning

This will help to develop the statutory requirements of the Local offer

Raise Aspirations

Eleanor and her personalised post 16 programme

Sajeel on his supported internship

• Start from the beginning

• Where do young people and families get good information, advice and support that helps them to achieve the preparing for adulthood outcomes ?

• How do they hear from other people about what has worked for them ?

• Do people hear from employers ?

• Year 9 preparing for adulthood review

Personalise your approach

Person centred outcome focussed EHC planning and reviews

Personal budgets across health, education and social care

New preparing for adulthood review

• At least - from Year 9 must focus on preparation for adulthood

• Annual reviews from Year 9 must include a focus on: planning of support for SEN, health needs and social care

needs to meet the planned outcomes around employment, independent living and housing, friends and community participation and health and wellbeing;

the best post-16 provision to help achieve career aspirations and planned outcomes options and choices for next phase of education; e.g. invite representatives of post 16 institutions to review meetings;

the new legislation requires that young people’s views are taken account of and from age 16 are paramount;

planning of transition to adult social and health services where necessary.

Preparation for adulthood reviews

Develop post 16 provision and support that leads to good life outcomes - Hertfordshire

• Multi agency (Education, health and social care) planning and commissioning for post 16 options and support

• Early intervention – plan for needs and aspirations from year 9

• Working with adult health, social care, housing, employment and educating partners to develop pathways for young people – e.g. supported living and short breaks options with local FE college

Plan and commission services together

Use information from local offer to inform gaps in provision

Use information from EHC plans to forecast demand

Identify outcomes you want to achieve

Made full use of joint commissioning duties

The Local Offer requires local authorities to set out what support is available to support young people to prepare for adulthood with particular attention to these outcomes

What progress has been made so far ?

What do you think should be the next step ?

• Commissioned by DfE to support the testing and implementation of SEND reforms

• Delivered by the NDTi and CDC

• Free training, support and resources

Contact Information:

• www.preparingforadulthood.org.uk

• info@preparingforadulthood.org.uk

• www.facebook.com/preparingforadulthood

• Twitter - @PfA_Tweets

Preparing for Adulthood Programme