This guide aims to help providers and employers understand their role in supporting young people with special education needs into employment.
The overwhelming majority of young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are capable of sustainable paid employment, with the right preparation and support.
Both the Children and Families Act 2014 and the Care Act 2014 strongly endorse participation in work as a legitimate and desired outcome. There is now much anecdotal evidence of the benefits to employers
as well as to individuals with SEND of employing them in full-time paid work, yet this group remains furthest from the labour market.
The employment rate for disabled people stands at 45.7% for the period July to September 2015 against an overall employment rate of 78%,1. and yet only 6% of people with a moderate to severe learning disability known to adult social care are in work.
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