Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 35
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Acknowledged
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SEND pupils receive insufficient careers guidance; the SEND Improvement Plan missed an opportunity.
Conclusion
It is clear that pupils with SEND have particular need of high-quality, tailored CEIAG provision, and worrying that these young people are more than twice as likely as their peers to have received no careers guidance at all. It is positive that the Department is piloting extending Supported Internships to pupils without an EHCP, but the SEND Improvement Plan was a missed opportunity to further improve CEIAG provision for this group.
Government Response Summary
The government expresses delight about the Supported Internship pilot to extend the programme to pupils without EHCPs. It details the pilot's scope and timeline (autumn term to March 2025) and commits to carefully considering national rollout after evaluation.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
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The Department was delighted to announce the Supported Internship pilot. We are committed to ensuring that all learners, including those with SEND, have access to a world-class education that sets them up for life and supports them to achieve positive outcomes. We are seeking to test whether the Supported Internship pilot improves employment outcomes for young people aged 16–24 with complex SEND / Learning Difficulties or Disabilities who need extra support to progress to sustained, paid employment and do not have education, health and care plans. We have invited a small number of local authorities from a mix of urban and rural areas to bid for funding to take part in the pilot and expect delivery to begin during this autumn term, running until March 2025. Once the pilot has been evaluated, we will carefully consider the possibility of making the programme available across all areas of the country, based on the evaluation’s findings.