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


Blog: Happy, Healthy, Fulfilled and Connected
4th Sep 2018 at 09:29
Ali Hall talks about her work for Shared Lives Plus . Shared Lives is where someone who needs support moves in with or regularly v...
Blog: She’s leaving home - bye bye
9th Aug 2018 at 13:13
Guest blog by parent/carer Maureen, Co-Chair of The National Network of Parent Carer Forums (NNPCF) Picture: Caitlin on her first...
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.