Young Person – Overview Preparing for Adulthood - Post 16 Provision for Young People with a Special Educational Need and/or Disability (SEND)

Education Employment & Training Financial Support Social Care & Health Support Services

Special Schools/Colleges Mainstream  Job Centre  Disabled Students Allowances  Supported Living Services  KIDS – SENDIASS Schools/Colleges  National Careers Service (DSAs)  Support and Enablement  Connexions

 Apprenticeships  Access to Work Grant  Short breaks  Barnardos – Advocacy  Highfield School  College  Shared lives  Training Providers  Employment and Support  Early Helps Hubs  Oakfield Park  New College  Day opportunities  Social Enterprise work – WMDC Allowance (ESA)  VoiceAbility – Advocacy  Pennine Camphill  Horizon Centre  Connexions  Personal Independence  Carers Wakefield and District Community  Sixth  Assistive technology Payment (PIP)  Adaptations Service and  DIAL Form  Other Employment Support  Universal Credit Integrated Community  Youth Work Team - WF Youth  Sixth Services Equipment Store (ICES) Form - Richmond  Advocacy  Sixth Form Fellowship/Mencap  Sensory Impairment Team  Academy Post  Safer places - Shaw Trust 16 - Shine Charity  Academy Post 16  In-Work Support  Minsthorpe Community - Unison College Post 16 - WANDS  Sixth Form  Outwood Grange Post 16  St. Wilfrid’s Sixth Form

Other further education colleges

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For more information on services and for the most up to date information please visit Wakefield’s Local Offer - http://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org

Education

Special Schools/Colleges Mainstream Schools/Colleges

Highfield School Oakfield Park Pennine Camphill New College Pontefract Mainstream Sixth 01924 302980 01977 613423 Community 01924 789585 01977 702139 Forms [email protected] [email protected] 01924 255281 [email protected] [email protected] Gawthorpe Lane, Ossett WF5 9BS Barnsley Road, Ackworth, Pontefract, Park Lane, Pontefract, WF8 4QR [email protected] Margaret Street, Wakefield, WF1 2DH WF7 7DT Wood Lane, Chapelthorpe,  Airedale Academy Sixth Form  Caters for students with SLD and  Cater for a mix of abilities and needs.  Wakefield, WF4 3JL  Offers discrete courses for young Castleford Sixth Form Autistic Spectrum Disorder, with  Caters for students with Autistic people with SEND and also courses  Cater for students from intermediate  Post 16 Specialist status in Cognition and Spectrum Disorder or Complex, level (level 2).  Independent Specialist College for in mainstream education from Entry  Hemsworth Academy Post 16 Learning. Newly built dedicated Severe or Profound and Multiple  young people with a moderate to 3 through to Higher Education. Eligibility is based on academic  Minsthorpe Community College Post resource centre within secure Learning Difficulties. As well as  SEN provision for Children and Young severe and complex learning potential, and students are provided 16 and extensive grounds. students with additional needs such Adults from the age of 16 to 24 is as disability. with quality information, advice and  Ossett Sixth Form  Full time 3 year programme to as HI, VI or complex physical needs. follows: guidance once they have made their  Preparing for Adulthood is key  FLEX Life Skills: A 5 days per week  Outwood Grange Post 16 students aged 16 to19 who have  Our pathways in Post 16 facilitate application to college. theme - develop skills for the next provision that has no educational  St. Wilfrid’s Sixth Form an EHCP. flexible learning at an appropriate stages of their lives. entry requirements apart from a full  Post 16 students follow a holistic level and pace and include a range of  Learning takes place through hands commitment to the course and  Other further education colleges individual learning programme experiences such as: offsite learning, attendance at 90%. on learning - Craft Hub, Land Based with literacy, language and residential visits, links and learning  FLEX Access to Independence: A 3 Learning, Life in the Community and numeracy skills embedded into a with mainstream partners, social and days a week provision that has no Volunteering. For contact details please visit: curriculum that supports broader recreational studies, after school educational entry requirements  Full residential and weekly boarding http://wakefield.mylocaloffer.org/young- learning goals that are concerned clubs and outdoor learning. apart from a full commitment to the options. course and attendance of 90%. adults-education with life and work.  Students work across a range of  Site covers 58-acres, including  FLEX Vocational Options, Tasters and  Flexible education offers both areas in addition to the National farmland and horse riding facilities. Employability (VOTE): A 3 days a accredited and non-accredited Curriculum including: Creative Art, week provision that has no  Social and independent-living skills learning opportunities. Design, Technology and Enterprise, educational entry requirements and work-related skills, including  Students work and learn both accessing and using community apart from a full commitment to the transferable skills. onsite and off-site in the local facilities, Sport, PE and Outdoor course and attendance of 90%.  FLEX VOTE will help develop skills to community. Education, Horticulture, Food  Supported Employment Programme progress onto a Level 1 vocational  Preparation, PSHE and Self Enterprise activities to develop course.. Awareness – A.C.E employability skills and work  Ready Get SET: A 3 to 4 days a week

experience programme.  Post 16 students show progress provision that has no educational  Forest School and also offer an through improved communication, entry requirements apart from a full extensive enrichment increased responsibility and greater commitment to being involved with programme that includes: art, independence while gaining work experience placements and attendance of 90%. textiles, hair and beauty, music, accreditation through ASDAN and/or BTEC  Mainstream courses: Young people sport, cooking, drama, modelling. with the appropriate entry criteria can access all the courses on the  Supported Employment Wakefield College Prospectus. Crofton Sixth Form Programme – Project Search  Service works with a variety of agencies to ensure the best, 01924 862985 personalised learning environment. [email protected]  Support staffing includes: High Street, Crofton, Wakefield WF4 1NF - ALS Co-ordinators

- Speech and Language Therapist  Building facilities include a lift and disabled - Exam Access Arrangement Assistants access toilets. - Deaf Trainer & BSL Interpreters - Communication Support Workers  In partnership with Wakefield College - Study Coaches & Pastoral Officers means that the resources and structures - Education Support Supervisors afforded to SEND students also. - Specialist Learning Support Assistants - Learning Support Assistants

Financial Support

Disabled Students' Access to Work Grant Employment and Support Personal Independence Universal Credit Allowances (DSAs) Allowance (ESA) Payment (PIP) Tel: 0345 268 8489 Tel: 0345 600 0723 Tel: 0300 100 0607 Tel: 0800 055 6688 Tel: 0345 850 3322  No set amount for an  The amount of Universal Access to Work grant.  For ill or disabled  Personal Independence Credit you’ll get  Disabled Students' How much you get  Employment and Payment (PIP) helps depends on your circumstances and your Allowances (DSAs) are depends on your Support Allowance (ESA) with some of the extra circumstances. income. It can include paid on top of other offers: costs caused by long- support:  AWG can pay for things student finance. - financial support if term ill-health or a - for housing like:  Help pay extra costs you're unable to disability if you're aged - for children and - adaptations to the because of disability. work 16 to 64. childcare equipment you use  They don't have to be - personalised help  Could get between - if you’re disabled or - special equipment have a health repaid. so that you can £21.55 and £138.05 a - fares to work if you condition  work if you're able week. Amount depends on can't use public - if you care for to  individual needs - not transport Rate depends on how somebody with a household income. - a support worker or  You can apply for ESA if condition affects the disability  Part-time students job coach to help you you're employed, self- person, not the  No limits to the number 'course intensity' can in your workplace employed or condition itself. of hours you can work a week if you get affect how much they - a support service if unemployed.  Assessment to work out Universal Credit. get. you have a mental  How much ESA you get the level of help.  Payment will reduce health condition and depends on: gradually as you earn you're absent from - Your circumstances, more. You won’t lose all work or finding it e.g. income your benefits at once if difficult to work - the type of ESA you you’re on a low income. - disability awareness qualify for training for your - where you are in colleagues the assessment

- a communicator at a process job interview - the cost of moving your equipment if you change location or job

Social Care

Supported Living Day Opportunities Adaptations Service and Integrated Community Equipment Store 01924 302680 01977 619635 01977 722220 [email protected] 58 Wakefield Road, Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 5EB [email protected] Grange View, Annie Street, Wakefield, WF1 2PW • For adults over 18 with learning disabilities Civic Centre, Castleford WF10 4JH  For adults over 18 with learning disabilities • Referral criteria: young person will receive an assessment by Community Teams for • For adults and children with physical disabilities whose home environment is  Referral criteria: young person will be subject to assessment by Community Teams Learning Disability, which may start before age 18 unsuitable for their needs for Learning Disability, which may start before age 18 • Young people in transition are now encouraged to use their allocated personal • Referral is via Adults’ community teams or through Social Care Direct  Schemes run both by in-house staff and commissioned support providers budget to seek community based activities, assisted by a personal assistant, as an • Equipment such as ramps to help mobility and access at home  Provides a service that meets the complex needs of individuals with a range of alternative to attending day opportunities bases • Major adaptations are subject to strict criteria and may require significant financial learning disabilities • Day opportunities may be in purpose-built bases or in other community centres contribution from tenant or proprietor  A range of properties including purpose-built flats and bungalows where service • Maximises use of local community leisure and education facilities and supports • Equipment provided on loan via health or social care professionals users have their own tenancies, in small groups or alone employment or volunteer opportunities • Wheelchair provision on referral by health Professional  Daily support visits providing 24 hours staffing, including on-call, sleep-in or waking • Can provide a service to meet complex needs night staff • Opportunities also available which are managed by commissioned support providers  Encourages people to be independent, promotes skills, provides the correct level of support to maximise independence. Advocacy  Works in co-operation with social work, health and day opportunities staff • Provision of advocacy for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health Horizon Centre (Health provision via SWYT) conditions 01924 327518 • Usual referral is via Adults’ community social care teams or health professionals Fieldhead, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, WF1 3SP • Can self-refer but may be signposted to universal advice services Support and Enablement services • Location of specialist Health professionals for adults with learning disabilities, such as • Statutory advocacy if needed for specific critical decisions, subject to criteria  For adults over 18 with learning disabilities physiotherapy and psychology • Advocacy is available during assessment and care-planning process in certain  Referral criteria: young person will be subject to assessment by Community Teams • Provision of facilities for assessment and treatment during daytime sessions for circumstances for Learning Disability, which may start before age 18 people in the community  Personal or practical support to service users in their own homes and the wider • Provision of inpatient facilities for assessment and treatment community to maximise their independence • Referral criteria: via Community teams for Learning Disabilities or via other Health and medical professionals Safer places

0345 8 503 503 [email protected] Shared Lives • Local businesses and shops agree to be aware of people who may need assistance due to disability, mental health conditions or autism and keep them safe till carers can be 01977 722254 Assistive Technology [email protected] • For adults over 18 with learning disabilities, and for adults with mental and physical contacted if needed

 For adults over 18 with learning disabilities, and for adults with mental and physical health needs (and for older people)

health needs (and for older people) • Referral criteria: young person will be receive an assessment by Community Teams for Learning Disability or other Adults’ Team, which may start before age 18  Referral criteria: young person will be receive an assessment by Community Teams • Provides a range of alerts and sensors for use within the home to support service for Learning Disability or other Adults’ Team, which may start before age 18 users and their carers; for instance, movement or epilepsy sensors  Provides long or medium term accommodation with vetted families or individuals in • Can link to off-site support for people living alone their own homes

 Also provides short breaks to support full-time carers

Sensory Impairment Team Short Breaks 01924 303663  For adults over 18 with learning disabilities [email protected]  Referral criteria: young person will be subject to assessment by Community Teams County Hall, Bond Street, Wakefield WF1 2QL for Learning Disability, which may start before age 18 • Specialist assessments for adults and children with sensory impairments  Provides a service that meets the complex needs of individuals with a range of • Provision or signposting for specialist equipment and services learning disabilities • Referral via Social Care Direct or Adults’ community teams  Supports their full-time carers by provision of Short Breaks

Training and Employment

Other Employment Other Employment Wakefield Job Centre Training Providers Apprenticeships & Skills Social Enterprise Work Support Services Support Services 0845 604 3719 01924 306008 Mencap ‘Employ Me’ [email protected] Crowther House, Thornhill Street, 0808 808 1111 National Careers Service Wakefield, West WF1 1PL  Richmond Fellowship/Mencap [email protected]  Wakefield Apprenticeship Hub – Works with a number of

01924 339157 0800 100 900  Specialist programme to help Engaging with employers, and organisations/groups to create  Wakefield.Employment@Richmondf Disability Employment Advisers people with a learning disability helping young people into and develop new and existing apprenticeships. Over 500 local ellowship.org.uk  Deliver careers & skills advice & are specialist advisers who assist to gain paid employment. social enterprise companies employers have committed to information, including people with a disability or health  Pre-employment support -  The service is run by Richmond recruiting apprentices to date, with  Exist to provide paid condition who need extra appropriate training to develop Fellowship but the LD/ autism employability support over 350 young people starting employment for people with LD, the skills needed to get a paid part is delivered by Mencap. - help people to decide the support to gain or retain work. apprenticeships. specifically Pontefract Family job.  For people with mental health type of work they want to  Offer assessment, advice and Centre bakery and café project  Work trials and placements -  Shared Apprenticeship Schemes - do; advocacy and if appropriate an (the Real Bread Company) and needs, learning disabilities and experience in a real work Working with a number of partners - support people find the appointment with a Work autism environment. across the region, supported many Cream Catering CIC.  Supports people to find and right learning/training & Psychologist for those with more  Support to find paid work - help small employers to recruit keep work funding for learning; complex barriers. with searching for a paid job apprentices via this method. The  Currently working with NOVA to  Work with partner organisations through a range of employers, CV scheme allows flexibility for  Offers advice and guidance to - provide information on the explore ways of developing writing and interview employers to employ an apprentice local jobs market; and local employers and have community based employers on reasonable preparation. for a fixed period while they are on - help people develop access to Work Choice, a tailored services/activities into social adjustments and how to support  Job coaching and in-work a particular site, and the employability skills & voluntary programme for those employees with mental health support - help to learn new skills apprentice is then placed with enterprises which may or may people with the highest support another successive contractor to needs, learning disabilities or provide practical support and cope with change. not provide work opportunities enable the apprentice to complete with job search needs to find work. for people with LD. autism. the qualification.  Interview practice and travel Job Centre Work Experience

training 0845 604 3719  Step Up to Construction – A Elite Training Systems Yorkshire City Region scheme to encourage  16 to 24 and getting Jobseeker’s Connexions 01924 299546 young people to enter the 01924 371579 Allowance, can get a work [email protected] construction sector, particularly [email protected]. experience opportunity through Unit 3, Silcoates St, Wakefield, focusing on under-represented Shaw Trust uk Jobcentre Plus. WF2 ODX groups. 01225 716300 10A Cross St, Wakefield WF1 3BW  Between 2 and 8 weeks,  Wide range of courses to UK and  Nearest office is normally be expected to work international based Colleges,  Wakefield Skills Group – Wakefield  UK's largest third sector provider  Confidential information and between 25 and 30 hours a Universities and Businesses. Council has established a working of employment services for support service. week.  Training specifically tailored to group to develop and deliver skills disabled and disadvantaged  Seek to ensure smooth  May also be able to get help meet the requirements of plans & charters for all people. transition pathways are in place from Jobcentre Plus for costs students at all levels. infrastructure projects in the  Work in partnership with public for young people entering post related to work experience, e.g. district.

sector organisations and provide 16 provision for travel or childcare. Forward Steps  Wakefield Construction Village – diverse services for businesses.  Personal Advisers support  Foundation Learning Courses This innovative project will extend through a range of issues Job Centre Work trials  Skills and confidence 0845 604 3719 and develop the current training including education/training  Independent living provision in the district by allowing  A work trial to try out a job and choices, employment, money,  Skills for work learners access to an actual large keep getting benefits. Shine Charity health and relationships, helping scale building project.  It can last up to 30 working days, 01733 555988 you to make the right decisions and take action. might get offered a job at the   Recently done a deal with Employability & Enterprise end. Support – Wakefield Council has Network Rail to place young successfully run numerous projects people with spina bifida into to improve employability and apprenticeships. opportunities for young people which has resulted in the creation of 80 jobs for young people that

had been unemployed for over 6 months, with over 10% of these In-Work Support being in the construction sector.  WANDS – Wakefield Council  Unison

Support Services

KIDS – SENDIASS Connexions Wakefield CAPS - Barnardos Early Help Hubs VoiceAbility - Advocacy DIAL (Disability Information and 01924 379015 01924 371579 01977 552493 Advice Line) [email protected] 01223 555800 01977 723933 [email protected] connexions.wakefield@prospect  Range of soft learning courses for Civic Centre, Road, [email protected] young people focused around family Office Suite 7, Bizspace Business s.co.uk Castleford, WF10 4AN Castleford Civic Centre, Ferrybridge life and alleviating crisis.  Total Voice Advocacy service Park, Road, 10A Cross St, Wakefield, Road, Castleford WF10 4JH  If over 16 irrelevant of SEND we deliver the Council’s Care Act Wakefield, WF2 7AZ WF1 3BW  Offer support to children and young • Provides a free, comprehensive, provide the following services: people who's responsible local advocacy service. confidential advice and - DID Group (Do It Differently) – A  Educational Courses advice  Confidential information and authority is Wakefield District  The service can provide information service to disabled Council. Independent of the local group for boys or girls, aged 13 – 17 via SENDIASS support service. advocacy to young people people, their carers, families, authority and are run by the who are violent or overtly aggressive friends and other professionals.  Would like to offer work  Seek to ensure smooth children's charity Barnardo's. towards their partner or a family who have a learning disability • Anyone with a query can contact experience placement to transition pathways are in Services include: member or autism aged 14 – 18 DIAL directly - Young Families – Support group for  Advocacy support to children and preparing for transition to • Advice is provided by people young people with SEND place for young people young parents young people placed in care by who have personal experience of (Highfields ?) entering post 16 provision - Cashwise/ Debt management Adult Services Wakefield Local Authority, either in disability and/or caring roles courses – anyone requiring support  Support services - SENDIASS,  Personal Advisers support the local area or further afield. • Includes advice and information with finances (this isn’t specific for Keyworking for young people through a range of issues  Advocacy support to children and on a number of aspects of SEND but is a very low level course) over 16-18, Independent including education/training young people who have Child welfare rights and benefits, Protection Conferences and core form-filling and support with support 16+ choices, employment, Castleford Early Help Hub group meetings in Wakefield. appeals  Life Skills and Independence money, health and @ Five Towns Resource Centre, Welbeck • Temporary wheelchair hire,  Advocacy support to young people Street, Castleford, WF10 1DP Youth Work Team – training information and relationships, helping you to up to the age of 25 who have 01977 722223 continence products and RADAR WF Youth keys, to access public disabled advice make the right decisions and Education Health and Care Plan [email protected] meetings. 01977 722815 WCs take action. Wakefield Rural Early Help Hub  Advocacy for young people who are The Hut, Kershaw Avenue, formerly Children’s Centre taking part in family group Airedale, Castleford, WF10 3ET Cow Lane, Havercroft, WF4 2BE conferences and are at risk of 01226 726478 coming into care. [email protected] • Youth Clubs  We get feedback from young people • What's on in your area Carers Wakefield and District who have moved placement about Wakefield North West Early Help Hub 01924 305544 their experiences in care and share Unit 21, Greens Industrial Park, • Things to do Caldervale Road, Wakefield, WF1 5PH [email protected] this with the local authority • Youth Organisations 01924 304911 25 King Street, Wakefield, WF1 2SR (placement movement forms). [email protected] • Information and Advice  Services and support for carers  We speak with young people in care of adults and children with who have been missing over 24hrs to Wakefield Central Early Help Hub disabilities, mental health City Limits share their reasons for being missing conditions or illness and offer support with future Thornhill Street, Wakefield, WF1 1NL 01924 303600  Free confidential information, meetings. [email protected] advice and support to all carers  An Independent Visitor Service for who self-refer young people in care. Pontefract & Early Help Hub  A range of support groups for  We also support the Children in Care @ Pontefract Library & Municipal Offices carers, including young carers Council forum. Pontefract Library, Pontefract, WF8 1BD  “My time” grant offers small 01977 722451 financial grants to enable carers [email protected] Barnardos – to purchase their chosen Independent Supporter Wakefield South East Early Help Hub activities 01924 304152 (formerly Platform One)  Administration, on behalf of the Wakefieldindependentsupport@barnard Wakefield Road, Hemsworth, WF9 4AB Council, of Personal Budgets for os.org.uk 01977 723165 carers, following carer [email protected] assessment by Adults’ social care  The role of the Independent teams, to enable them to buy Supporter is to provide parents and Normanton & Early Help Hub services carers, children and young people with impartial information and @ Chesney’s Resource Centre advice in relation to assessments Regent Street, Featherstone, WF7 5EW leading to Education, Health and 01977 7233270 Care Plans and conversion of [email protected] statements to EHCPs.