Transcript for Preparing for Adulthood
SENDIASS Southend for young people preparing for adulthood year 9 onwards
This is about your annual review and what is different from year 9 onwards if you have an EHCP you will have a meeting every year about the help you need
EHCP stands for education health and care plan the meeting usually happens at your school or college
The meeting is to talk about the help that you get and if it needs to change or stay the same
You will also talk about the school or college that you go to the subjects you are studying or the courses that you are taking
Adults and professionals who help you in school or college will meet with you and your parents- you do not have to go to the meeting but you should be invited to take part if you want to
it is very important that you are asked about the help that you get and if you would like it to change or stay the same. If you are in year 9 or above during the meeting everyone must talk about what you want to happen after you leave school or finish your college course
This is called preparing for adulthood
The send preparing for adulthood team can support you with moving on from school if you have an EHCP they can support you and your family from year 9 and above to help you prepare for what you want to do when you finish school
You can find more information about the preparing for adulthood team and post 16 opportunities on the local offer website our short video on how to access the local offer can be found on our website in the section for young people
if you do not have an EHCP but still need some support connexions can offer information advice and guidance this is their logo you can visit their website at www.southendconnexions.co.uk
When talking about preparing for adulthood you should be asked about what job you might want or if you would like to go to or stay at college- don't worry if you're not sure yet
After the meeting changes can be made to your EHCP so that you can get the help that you need sometimes EHCPs stay the same so nothing will change
SENDIASS Southend can help you with your annual review or give you more information about it
How you can reach SENDIASS Southend you can call us on 01702 215499 just leave a message with your name and number and we will call you back or email us at iass@southend.gov.uk