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Supported Internship Leaflet

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Employers who have been involved in supported internships tend to be very enthusiastic about them, but we know that initial engagement with employers is not always easy for learning providers. To help you explain supported internships, and secure more supported internship work placements, we have created a downloadable leaflet for you to personalise, print off and give to employers. In the zipped folder you will find a template leaflet that you can customise it and guidance on the information to include.

Mindful toolkit cards

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The Mindful Toolkit (a zipped file) includes information cards and task cards. It was designed to be used with prisoners with a range of SEND needs but it particularly focuses on mental well-being. The resource was developed and trialed by a group of prison-based learning support specialists working with learners with SEND. Each task card is mapped to a SEND pathway: Communication and interaction, Learning and cognition, Social, emotional and mental health, and Sensory and hearing impairments.

Supporting learners with additional needs: A three-tier approach

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This guide outlines ways that learners can get the support they need without necessarily drawing on Additional Learning Support funding. Some learners don’t want to be singled out as
needing extra help or to have a member of support staff visibly assigned to them. Enabling learners with additional needs to make good progress is as much about differentiated,
inclusive teaching and learning, as it is about high-quality learning support. And additional support does not always have to take the form of an ALS practitioner, as learners’ needs

SEND CPD Framework

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This document presents the collation of a mapping exercise of SEND CPD training and qualifications support available from the Education and Training Foundation and, a wide range of other organisations. The inclusion of information from other organisations does not indicate a recommendation by the Education and Training Foundation of this offer. The information is provided to raise awareness to the SEND workforce of the variety CPD opportunities available.
The information is presented in themes with a colour coding that indicates the target audience for the training.

Showcasing learners capabilities to prospective employers

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The Develop Cluster Group worked with the Mitie Foundation who co-produced a Business Challenge Day for their high needs learners. This enterprise day was to inspire and showcase our learners’ capability to prospective employers who could potentially offer work experience or paid work in the future. This zipped file includes the SEND Workforce Development Study Programme project's case study, dissemination presentation and employer leaflet.

Delivering Personalised Study Programmes

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This self-study interactive module (created in Powerpoint) provides information, examples of effective practice and resources to help you deliver effective personalised study programmes that support young people with SEND to achieve positive life outcomes. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own practice and to use the information provided to improve study programmes within your organisation. This module is relevant for providers working with all learners with SEND whether in discrete or mainstream provision, and with or without an Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan.

Engaging Learners with Assistive Technology to improve outcomes

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As part of the Improving Study Programmes for Learners with SEND, four colleges: Beaumont, Activate, Henshaw's and Langdon ran a progroject that focused on assistive technology. This zipped file contents the resource outputs from that project. Included is an introduction to their project, four case studies (one from each college), a map outlining the assistive technology assessment process and an IT access assessment proforma.

Improving Learner Support

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Preston College led a collaborative project focused on ways to improve learner support funded by ETF. They produced a number of outputs. You can watch their video, https://youtu.be/qAbiD1uEqRw, which explain the process the went through and the changes they made. You can download the zipped file containing: Tips to help practitioners work effectively with learning support assistants for the benefit of their learners and an example learner profile page.

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