Area 11 of the framework recognises the importance of supporting children and young people to prepare for their lives after compulsory education. This might include preparing for further study, employment or for children and young people with complex needs.
Examples of targeted outcomes include:
- providing support in preparation for key post compulsory education transitions, for example, further education; higher education
- seeking and participating in employment and assisted living
- specialist input to careers education, information and guidance, including supporting volunteering or work experience opportunities, searching for and applying for jobs, disclosing vision impairment, preparing for interviews, supporting work experience placements
- supporting young person taking personal responsibility; recognising their rights and responsibilities
- entitlement and benefits (including transitions between child and adult systems)
- supporting direct engagement between health professionals and social services personnel, local specialist adult sensory impairment services and young adults as they transition to adulthood
- supporting understanding of certification of vision impairment
- supporting skills and knowledge for accessing key community services, such as banks, libraries, and doctors surgery
- housing
- wider relationships: house sharing, romantic relationships, preparing for parenthood