Supporting people with disabilities into work

High quality PSHE education can enable learners to identify aspirations for adult life which may or may not include employment and independent living. By evaluating personal strengths, interests, skills and qualities, learners can recognise how these relate to their future career choices and employability.

A Bristol based charity is providing employment opportunities by running a café staffed by young adults with learning disabilities. Young people develop a variety of hospitality skills to work with the public.

How can our PSHE education curriculum prepare learners for their future lives?

Read the full article on the BBC news website

Useful links

• Planning Framework for Pupils with Special Educational Needs.
  • KS1-2 sections: Self-Awareness (page 12) SA1 ‘Things we are good at’; The World in which I live, (page 24), WILI 2 ‘Jobs people do’
  • KS3-4 sections: Self-Awareness (page 27), SA2 ‘Skills for learning’; The World in which I live, (page 44), WILI 4 ’Preparing for adulthood’
• Updated SEND Gatsby Benchmark Toolkit
• Good career guidance perspectives from the special educational needs and disabilities sector