Event Report - Supporting SEND students into and after Higher Education Event
On the 16th May, Linking London held an event aimed at addressing the gap in available support by focusing on the pre- and post-HE parts of SEND students' journeys.
After introductions and an opening welcome from Dr Jakub Kowalewski, we had a from Pedro de Senna and Jack du Pille from Middlesex University who discussed 鈥淧erformance for Futures,鈥 a module developed for the innovative project, and delivered to SEND students at Barnet and Southgate College. It involved hands-on and practical sessions, which invited students to 鈥渦se the future鈥 to inform present thinking about their personal and professional development 鈥 including the assessment if higher education is right for them.听
We then heard from Claire Toogood, Research and Insights Manager at AGCAS who on their recent which found the continued existence of a disability employment gap in the UK, even for recent graduates and that disabled graduates were less likely to be in employment, and they were also less likely to be in highly skilled, secure employment, and less likely to use their qualification in their work. This was followed by Ann-Marie Hall, Interim Director of Marketing & Communications at Shaw Trust who on their which found that disabled graduates鈥 career journeys are shaped by their experiences as an individual, their support systems, and potential employers and that there needs to be positive change around career advisory services to be more accessible and positive dialogue with employers.听听
Lastly, attendees got together in breakout groups to discuss how can our HE and FE partners effectively support SEND students, including challenges and good practise. You can find the full write up of the discussion on our .听
The event closed with thanking everyone for their contributions throughout the afternoon.听
Further Information
Presentations, recording and discussion notes听
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