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Mum Jo shares her experience searching for supported employment courses for young people aged 18-25

Feb 14, 2023

 

I wanted to share with you some of the opportunities I found locally for young people after school and college and who still have an EHCP.

 

After my daughter Georgia had completed a 3 year course at Derwen College we felt lost as to what she might do next. She applied to Chicken Shed in Barnet but unfortunately was unsuccessful. I spent months searching for suitable employability training courses.

 

I want to share with you what I found in case it can help any young person who is at the same stage and still has an EHCP.

 

Mission Employable in Chorleywood – supported employment

 

Stony Dean – supported employment

 

Chicken Shed In Barnet

 

Peer Productions in Woking

 

I discovered that these places could all be funded by Bucks, with transport funded by Bucks Education.

 

Georgia is now at Peer Productions Theatre company in Woking. It is a one year course but we are hopeful that she may be able to stay on for another year.

 

Georgia loves going to Peers – but I’m already looking for what might come next!

 

 

 

Image courtesy of Peer Productions – https://www.peerproductions.co.uk/peer-employment-pathway

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