SEND and Inclusion

The Careers & Enterprise Company and Stoke and Staffordshire Careers Hub work with Careers Leaders to ensure that careers provision is adapted to meet the needs of all pupils. Support available includes specialist SEND Enterprise Coordinator, National and Local Employer and School/College SEND and PRU forums, and a range of careers resources (available via the SEND │ The Careers and Enterprise Company link below).

Additionally, educational establishments can also contact the Careers Hub about access to the Careers Hub portal found on the hub website for further reading and additional localised resources.

Useful links

Good Career Guidance | Perspectives from the special educational needs and disabilities sector

A helpful publication for a SEND perspective on Careers Advice and Guidance and the use of the Gatsby Benchmarks in schools and colleges.

UCAS | Careers advice and guidance activities to support students with SEND

Expert advice and best practice suggestions on how to support your students with SEND in their career development.

Gatsby | The SEND Gatsby benchmark toolkit

Practical signposting tools for the Enterprise Adviser Network.

Careers & Enterprise Company | SEND Resources

There is a wide range of resources to support the careers development of young people with SEND.

Talentino! | #SameAndDifferent career model

Talentino's #SameAndDifferent model is the national SEND school career model that allows identification and successful deliverance of career activities that will help young people with SEND prosper.

Beyond Autism Employability Toolkit

This toolkit contains a range of information for autistic people, employers and professionals supporting autistic individuals.