About Supported Internships
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All young people aged between 16 – 24 years of age, with a Learning Difficulty Assessment, or an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) will be offered a study plan.
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- A study programme is a course that is put together for a young person that will;
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- Help you get a job and live independently.
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- Get qualifications if that is what you need.
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- Help you with Maths and English so you can use them in real life.
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Supported internships can be a good way of having a study programme that helps you get a job.
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What makes them different is that you do most of your learning at work and some in college. This means you learn on the job.
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A supported internship could be the right choice for you if you know you learn best by doing things.
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The most important things is that you really want to get paid work.
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Supported internships are all about working towards a paid job.
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You can find out about supported internships;
- from school
- from college
- from your social worker or preparing for adult worker
- from Job Centre Plus
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As soon as you think you might want a supported internship you should talk to your teacher or your preparing for adulthood worker.
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This could be at your year 9 or year 10 review at school when you are thinking about work and work experience.
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A good Supported Internship programme will have;
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- Clear information about the internship and how its work.
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- Have a way for you to talk to someone who has done a supported internship and find out how it worked for them.
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- Spend time with you and your family making sure that the internship is right for you and that you really do want to get paid work.
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- Have job coaches to help you think about your skills and what you want to do.
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- Keep checking that things are working well.
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If you are aged 16 to 24 and have an Learning Difficulty Assessment or an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) then colleges can use their funding for your supported internship.
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You might also be able to get extra money for support from social services (you will have to have an assessment).
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You might also be able to get extra money called Access to Work (you will have to fill in a form). This money is for your support to go to work.
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You will still be able to get benefits for your day to day life.
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If you want more information about benefits and funding you should talk to your social worker or preparing for adulthood worker.