Supported Internships

Approaches to Supported Internship delivery

Publisher:

Policy & research organisations

Topics:

Year of Publication:

2020

Type:

Research

This research aimed to explore:

The models and approaches to delivery of supported internships available for young people with EHCPs in England.
The factors perceived to be associated with success for supported internships.
Perceived barriers to the success of supported internships, and how these may be overcome.

Supported Internship forums

Publisher:

Policy & research organisations

Topics:

Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2018

Type:

Guidance

In November 2017, the Government announced £9.7m for local authorities to increase the number of supported internships and other pathways to employment for young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), by establishing local supported internship forums and training additional job coaches.

DfE guidance on supported internships

Publisher:

Central Government

Topics:

Supported Internships, Transition

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Guidance

The Department for Education (DfE) have today released an updated guidance document for Supported Internships.

DfE guidance on study programmes

Publisher:

Central Government

Topics:

Transition, Traineeships, Apprenticeships, Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2017

The Department for Education has issued revised guidance about study programmes. This guide sets out the government’s policy on 16 to 19 study programmes. It covers academic, technical and vocational study programmes, including traineeships and supported internships.

It applies to all providers of 16 to 19 education in England, including:

schools
further education (FE) colleges
sixth-form colleges
work-based learning providers
training providers

Main points

Work experience and work-related activities at schools and colleges

Publisher:

Central Government

Topics:

Transition, Supported Internships, Work experience

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Research

This report is about the current provision and operational practice of work experience and work-related activities at schools and colleges in England.

Effects of an employer-based intervention on employment outcomes for youth with significant support needs due to autism

Publisher:

Policy & research organisations

Topics:

Autism, Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2017

Type:

Research

When given the right supports and training, a new study from USA suggests that nearly all young people with autism who qualify for supported employment can learn to excel on the job.

9 out of 10 transition-age youths with autism who participated in an intensive job training program were working part-time earning at least minimum wage three months after graduating high school. What’s more, 87% were still working after 12 months.

BASE responds to Improving Lives green paper

14/02/17

BASE has submitted a written response with a number of recommendations to the Improving Lives green paper. Our response was formulated following discussions with members.

The full document runs to 19 pages but we have summarised our main recommendations below:

Raising Aspiration: widening participation in Supported Internships

Publisher:

Charities, Other organisations

Topics:

Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2016

Type:

Report

Supported Internships should be given a higher profile and equal status to Apprenticeships , argues this joint report by Mencap and Remploy. The main points of the report can be summarised as

Supported Internships are an effective route into paid employment for young people with SEND who are otherwise at a greatly increased risk of becoming NEET and subsequently dependent on adult social care services.
Supported Internships are a key vehicle to achieving Government’s aspiration to halve the

Employment is Everyone's Business

Publisher:

BASE

Topics:

Education & training, Commissioning, Supported Internships

Year of Publication:

2016

Type:

Best practice

As part of the Department for Education (DfE) funded project, Employment is Everyone's Business, the National Development Team for inclusion (NDTi) and the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) have published three guides that demonstrate best practice in the transition of young people with disabilities from education to employment. The three guides comprise;