Preparing for adult life
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Introduction to preparing for adult life
This section of the Special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) Local Offer has been designed for parent carers, so you can help your young person with SEND prepare for adult life.
Your young person will need your support and encouragement, to get ready for the challenges and increased independence of adult life.
Our Preparing for Adult Life section focuses on young people in the time of transition - 14-25-years-old. But it is never too early to start this process. Children are learning skills they will need from the day they are born. Learning is something that carries on however old you are.
Webpages in the Preparing for adult life section
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How to help your young person on their journey to adulthood
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Advice and guidance to help your young person find work
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How to help your young person be an active part of the community
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Advice and guidance to help your young person find somewhere suitable to live
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How to help your young person keep healthy when they enter adult life
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Financial help and benefits for parent carers and young people with SEND
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Advice on how you can help your young person travel independently
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Easy read information and videos, created for young people aged 10-25 with SEND