News
See below for latest news from the Preparing for Adulthood team as well as wider news from the sector.


Making the SEND reforms work through better partnerships
6th Aug 2018 at 11:20
Making the SEND reforms work through better partnerships: three collaborative action learning networks to support greater working across local authority and post-16 providers....
Inclusion – what’s really stopping us?
30th Jul 2018 at 09:34
Author: Julie Pointer, NDTi’s programme lead for Children and Young People and the Preparing for Adulthood programme. Recent...
Graphic summary of the High Needs Provision (SEND) Review Blackburn with Darwen
1st Jun 2018 at 15:32
Preparing for Adulthood reviewed SEND support in Blackburn with Darwen. Feedback and planning for next steps where captured graphically by Jon Ralphs
Supported internship questionnaire
21st May 2018 at 15:23
Local authorities have recently been funded £9.7m to set up local supported internship forums and train more job coaches. W...
Opportunity for five local areas in the UK to explore Supporting Young People with SEND 19-25
17th May 2018 at 12:23
Applications are now open. DfE is funding us to work on a unique project with five local areas (a local authority and its partners) to explore the 19 to 25 yr old pathways for young people with SEND.
Making inclusive education a reality
9th Apr 2018 at 15:52
Talking Change with Linda Jordan, Senior Adviser working on NDTi’s Children and Young people’s programme Preparing for Adulthood.
SEND Tribunal: Single Route of Redress National Trial
9th Mar 2018 at 10:30
Guidance on the single route of redress national trial, which begins on 3 April 2018, has now been published on GOV.UK.
Guest Blog: In National Apprenticeship Week, what’s on offer in the NHS?
7th Mar 2018 at 15:29
As part of national apprenticeship week, Catriona Curry, the National Programme Manager from Talent for Care, talks about what is being done to ensure that apprenticeships across the NHS are inclusive and accessible to those with disabilities.