Post 16 – Get Ready
Getting ready for adulthood need not be too worrying! From Year 9 onwards each annual review meeting will have a section where everyone involved in your plan and of course, you, will be able to talk about preparing for adulthood and independent living.
These are the areas that you can begin thinking about:
Employment and training
Useful Downloads:
What’s Next? >
Your essential guide to choosing education and career options 2020– 2021
AIM Forwards >
AIM high in your last year in college. Take your first step into work. Get nine months valuable experience in the work place.
Forwards Employment Service >
Forwards is an all age, all disability employment service. Their vision is to enable people with disabilities and health conditions to achieve their employment aspirations.
Independent Living
Having choice, freedom and control over your life, the support, and accommodation and living arrangements, including supported living.
Useful Resource:
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust >
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust provide joined up physical health, mental health and learning disability services.
Being a social member of the community
Participating in society – having friends and supportive relationships, and participating in and contributing to the local community.
Useful Resources:
Support for Adults with an Autism Spectrum >
The Independence Trust are a service who work with adults with a diagnosis of Autism who need support building a social circle, getting work, getting things to do etc.
Support Organisations >
Local and National Organisations and Voluntary Groups.
Being physically and emotionally healthy
Have you had your 14+ Health Check?
A parent/carer should contact your GP if you have a learning disability or autism. You do not need a diagnosis. Each year you will be invited for a check up to make sure that you are getting the right support for your health and that if you need any medical help, there is a record about your learning disability and how best a hospital can support you (this is called making reasonable adjustments).
In your check up, the GP will check that you are staying well and chat with you what helps you to stay well and see if you have any barriers that people would need to know if you had to go to hospital eg, you may have difficulty with swallowing.
Not all GPs offer this service but the NHS website can tell you the nearest GP who does.
Useful Resources:
Annual Health Checks >
An annual health check can improve people’s health by spotting problems earlier.
Looking After My Mental Health >
Links to local and national organisations who’s job it is to support when people are struggling with their mental health.
Get Ready
It’s really ok if you are not too sure how you feel about these different areas at the moment, but it is important that people talk to you about what skills you have now and what you might need to focus on so you can live a healthy and independent life in the future.
Future Me Gloucestershire
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They have also launched their first newsletter explaining who they are and what they want to work on with young people, from across this county, to achieve as part of a Child Friendly Gloucestershire.
Useful Resource:
Future Me Gloucestershire >
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