Website and telephone payments Sunday 19 May
Our website and telephone payment systems are unavailable between 9am and 2pm on Sunday 19 May. You will not be able to pay for any council services on our website or over the phone during this time.
Apprenticeships are work based training for 16 to 25 year olds where you will have a real job and train.
Apprenticeships are work based training for 16 to 25 year olds where you will have a real job and train, providing you with the opportunity to gain industry knowledge and skills on the job while working towards a nationally recognised qualification. More information is available on the apprenticeships page on the government website.
Apprenticeships for young people with special educational needs and disabilities:
There are, however, English and maths ‘exit requirements’ for apprenticeships set by the government (qualifications you must achieve to complete your apprenticeship). These vary according to the level of apprenticeship but as a minimum they will be:
If a young person has an education, health and plan (EHCP) there may be flexibility around the English and maths qualifications they would need to complete their apprenticeship (you may be exempt from completing this element). Please speak to your employer or training provider for more information.
As with any other job, an applicant can request extra support known as ‘reasonable adjustments’ for help with the application process and for support on the apprenticeship itself (both at work and while studying). Young people should speak to their tutors or careers advisers at school or college if they have special educational needs and disabilities, and think they should have reasonable adjustments.
The government provides extra funding to support apprentices with special educational needs and disabilities. Payments of £1000 each are available for training providers and employers with apprentices aged 16 to 18, or 19 to 24 who have an education, health and care plan, or were previously in care.
Training providers can also claim learning support of up to £150 per month (up to £1,800 per year) from the ESFA (Education and Skills Funding Agency) to support reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act for an apprentice’s additional costs, and excess learning support up to £19,000.
Access to work funding is also available to support apprentices in the workplace.
And as mentioned above, if a young person has, or previously had, an education, health and plan or statement, there may be flexibility around the English and maths qualifications they would need to complete their apprenticeship. Find out more about support and flexibility for apprenticeships for young people with special educational needs and disabilities on the preparing for adulthood section of the national development team for inclusion website.
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The post-16 travel assistance that we provide is covered by the Post-16 transport policy statement and is published on the 31 of May each year for consideration on all September course intakes.
View the transport to sixth form or college page.