Yes @ Areté Learning Trust is committed to ensuring that students and parents with a 'Learning Difference' have up to date information about gaining employment following full time education.
1. The Government are currently working on implementing the recommendations made by Paul Maynard's 2016 Taskforce in order to increase the number of apprenticeshps for students with a learning disability.
2. Preparing for Adulthood is a website funded by the DfE to support Local Authorities and their partners to embed preparing from Adulthood from the earliest years.
3. The Westminster AchieveAbility Commision for Dyslexia and Neurodivergence have produced a report Neurodiverse Voices: Opening Doors to Employment. Hailed as a groundbreaking report it has been developed with focus groups, extensive surveys, expert witnesses, employers and written evidence. This significant study is aligned with the government’s stated aim of increasing the number of people with disabilities in employment, set out in the Improving Lives Green Paper (2016) and Command Paper (2017). It highlights the abilities and workplace support needs of the large neurodivergent population and points to better recruitment and retention practices, for the benefit of the national economy. It highlights a widespread lack of awareness, failures in government support and workplace discrimination - but also many examples of good practice as most neurodivergent people are able and skilled - it is recruitment processes that disable them.
4. Neurodiversity at Work is a guide for HR Professionals who want to find out more about Neurodiversity, the benefits to their organisation and how they can support neurodivergent people to be more comfortable and successful at work.
5. The SEND GATSBY Benchmark Toolkit A blue-print of what good careers provision looks like. Clear advice on how all schools can help young people with SEN needs and disabilities move into the fast changing world of work.
6. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions. It has replaced the previous Two Ticks Positive About Disabled People scheme.
It is voluntary and has been developed by employers and disabled people’s representatives. The Disability Confident scheme has three levels that have been designed to support organisations. It aims to help employers make the most of the opportunities provided by employing disabled people.
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