Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser Team
Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser Team
The Specialist Learning and Employment Adviser Team (SLEAT) has created a helpful Post-16 Pathways Guide which outlines the current options after Year 11. The guide contains additional information for young people with learning difficulties and disabilities, particularly those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). So, if your young person is looking to take their next steps (year 11 or beyond) this guide is for you.
We're a team of qualified advisers who help young people to take their next step towards employment by providing advice and guidance on how to access appropriate education, training or employment opportunities.
If your young person is aged between 13 and 25 years and are in the care of the local authority or have an EHCP, we may be able to help you. As long as they are on roll at a secondary school in York (year 9 and above), a further and specialist college or have a personalised learning programme, we may be able to help.
We provide consultancy advice to local secondary schools and Further Education providers to enable them to provide careers advice and guidance to their students.
In addition, we provide confidential and impartial information, advice, and guidance to help your young person develop the skills they need to make choices that support their employment plans. We work directly with you and your young person in the lead up to you making key decisions about their next step in education, training or employment – these are sometimes referred to as ‘review’, ‘progression’ or ‘transition’ stages.
We take time to find out about your young person's hopes and ambitions and then offer appropriate support. This will likely be through individual guidance sessions (in person or virtually) and may also include helping them to plan visits or attend taster sessions with different services. Examples include, local colleges and other Further Education providers, apprenticeship and vocational training providers, supported internship and work experience programmes.
If your young person is in the care of the local authority or has an EHCP and would like the support of a Specialist learning and Employment Advise, please contact the Practice Manager Phillip Taylor by email: [email protected] or telephone: 07767 318174.