Supported Internship Pilot

Supported Internship pilot

Andrew Briggs: Post 16 Commissioning & Finance Officer (IOW)

Rob Nash: Team Co-Ordinator (Hampshire Futures)

Ashburton Hall Housekeeping

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Agenda:

10:00 – 10:05 Welcome, introductions (Rob Nash)

10:05 – 10:10 The pilot (Andrew Briggs)

10:10 – 10:50 Overview of Supported Internships & key success factors (Kathy Melling)

10:50 – 11:00 Comfort break

11.00 – 11:30 Ways into Work (Laura Davis)

11:30 – 12:30 Learning from pilot colleges

12:30 – 13:00 Networking lunch and viewing of stalls

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SEND Preparation for Employment Grant - 8 education providers in the pilot:

•BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY •BROCKENHURST COLLEGE •EASTLEIGH COLLEGE •FARNBOROUGH COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY •ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE •QUEEN MARY'S COLLEGE •SOUTH DOWNS COLLEGE •TOTTON COLLEGE

Pledge of up to 60 learner places available in a supported internship programme

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Overview of Supported Internships & key success factors

Kathy Melling, Preparing for Adulthood Employment Lead  It’s not just another college course  It’s not a work experience programme  It’s not for learners who have not thought about getting a paid job before  It’s not for learners who are unsure whether they want a paid job  It’s not for learners who could progress onto either a Traineeship or Apprenticeship

 Study programme listed in a prospectus and in the local offer  For those with an EHC Plan  Based on place and train approach to learning  Based primarily at an employer’s premises  Meets the career goals of young people  Meets the business need of an employer  On-the-job training  Qualifications  The majority of the young person’s time is spent at the employer’s premises  Young people are expected to comply with real job conditions, such as timekeeping and dress code  Systematic instruction, a method specifically designed to help people with complex learning difficulties learn new tasks, is used where appropriate  Stretching learning goals are set, including English and Maths  Both the young person and employer have support from a Job Coach and Tutor  Young people continue to be supported after the course of study

 Partnership approach  Communication  Personalised and flexible  Skilled job coaches  Job matching  Instilling the work ethic

 Average cost  EFA funding  Access to Work  Health and Social Care  Employer contributions

Inspectors will make a judgement on outcomes for learners by evaluating the extent to which:  Learners develop personal, social and employability skills  Learners progress to courses leading to higher-level qualifications and into jobs that meet local and national needs

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Comfort break

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Ways into Work

Laura Davis WAYS INTO WORK

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT - CHANGING LIVES ONE JOB AT A TIME.

STUDY PROGRAMMES WHAT ARE STUDY PROGRAMMES?

• Study programmes are education that has employment at the heart of it • They take on many forms including, work experience, traineeships and supported Apprenticeships • Supported Employment principles should be applied to ensure study programmes lead to employment outcomes and this can be achieved by embedding supported employment into Education

MANOR GREEN SCHOOL

• Took time to engage with the school to share the vision and benefits of Supported Employment within the school. • Identified the budget being used to provide work experience and presented a model that reduced cost and increased positive outcomes. • Established a clear collaboration between Supported Employment and Education. • Joint interviews and appointment between the partners • Post 50% funded through the School budget and 50% through Children’s LDD service. • Post holder based in the school Key Stage five group and line managed by Ways into Work Manager OUTCOMES

• Within three months of the job-coach being based within the school young people were asking for jobs. • All the young people that wanted to access bespoke Work Experience Opportunities. • Five young people accessed Paid Employment • Two young people started an Apprenticeship as an alternative to college (both were destined for work preparation courses). • Individuals are travelling to work independently • Teachers are using the curriculum to support work. • Young people are thinking about what college course to do next and why all in relation to work. • Due to the success the school now funds 100% of the post.

SCHOOL AS AN EMPLOYER

With the new commitment to employment, motivated young people and a school staff team who shared the vision we began to look at the school as an employer. Using Supported Employment best practice we identified roles that: Added value Were needed Met the aspirations young people had And we came up with……. IT technician Post Support Assistants Lunchtime Assistants Swimming Tutor Classroom assistant Apprentices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvdVZWeZ4Qs

BERKSHIRE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Due to the success of MGS we began a partnership with BCA in January of this year • Supporting good quality work experience • Engaging with Employers • Promoting Traineeships and Apprenticeships • Working with a cohort of 12 young people, 6 individuals are undertaking personalised study programmes, including 1 person who left college to take up a paid job and 6 individuals are currently action planning. • Young people now undertaking planned work experience in everything from a customer service roles to a young man working on a Duck Farm.

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