Flying high with your future - Further education | North Yorkshire County Council

Further Education is where you are based at a college or 6th form and study for qualifications from foundation learning to BTECs and A-levels.

Further Education is where you are based at a college or sixth form and study for qualifications from foundation learning to BTECs and A-levels.

How to decide?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each option?

	Supported Internship	Apprenticeship	Further Education	Traineeship
Advantages	real work experience just for young people with an EHCP so work place will be aware of inclusivity minimum of 26 weeks on work placement useful experience to add to CV	some professional qualifications gained sooner free training and studies paid NMW whilst on apprenticeship focus on training for a specific job can gain degree through scheme can study degree after scheme	some professions require A-levels or a degree gives maximum career flexibility can work part-time emphasis is on education, learning and/or specific career ability to network with peers can gain work experience in longer holidays	real work experience opportunity to gain invaluable work experience traineeship can be from 6 weeks to a year (though most last for less than 6 months) training is also provided can lead to apprenticeship or employment
Disadvantages	Unpaid 12 months commitment No guarantee of a job	not available with all professions limited networking opportunity working while studying can be challenging can limit career path no job guarantees afterwards may have to compete with graduates for jobs	requires certain level of GCSE qualification qualifying for some professions takes a long time student finances no guarantee of a job afterwards	unpaid must be unemployed and 16 to 24 years old no guarantee of a job

Other things to consider

will you enjoy your course and will it get you closer to where you want to be?

Money

will you be able to afford this route? Are there any grants to help you?
will you want or need an advocate for you at meetings? If so who?

Moving on support

What sort of support will you get to help you move to your new education provider?

Transport

how will you get to where you need to be and how long will it take?
how much will it cost?

Regular support

what extra support do you need and will you get it (if you have one will your EHCP continue)?

Travel Information

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.

Transport to sixth form or college page.

Further education providers

Type of provision	Name of provider	Location	Qualifications available				More information
			Entry level	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3 / A-levels / T-level	Clip	Prospectus	Other
Specialist School	Springwater School	Harrogate	Yes				Springwater school sixth form video
Specialist School	The Dales	Northallerton	Yes				Welcome to The Dales school video
Specialist School	Wellburn Hall School	Helmsley	Yes					Welburn Hall school prospectus
Specialist School	Springhead School	Scarborough	Yes	Yes	Yes
Sixth Form	Scarborough Sixth Form	Scarborough			Yes	Yes
Specialist School	Brompton Hall	Scarborough	Yes	Yes	Yes
College	Askham Bryan College	York		Yes	Yes	Yes	Welcome to Askham Bryan college video
College	Evolve (Ripon)	Ripon	Yes	Yes			Evolve college guide	Evolve college guide
College	Harrogate College	Harrogate		Yes	Yes	Yes	Harrogate college introduction
College	Prior Pursglove College	Guisborough			Yes	Yes	Prior Pursglove video
College	Darlington College	Darlington	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Darlington college social story
College	Middlesbrough College	Middlesbrough	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Middlesborough college virtual tour		Middlesborough college special educational needs guide
College	Stockton and Riverside College	Stockton		Yes	Yes	Yes	Welcome to Stockton riverside college video	Course Guides Stockton riverside college
College	York College	York	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Something for everyone video
College	Bishop Burton College	Beverley		Yes	Yes	Yes	Bishop burton virtual tour
College	Scarborough Tec	Scarborough	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			Learner support, advice and guidance and support services
College	Scarborough UTC	Scarborough				Yes
Sixth Form	Caedmon College Whitby	Whitby			Yes	Yes		Prospectus - Caedmon College
Sixth Form	Whitby Sixth Form	Whitby		Yes	Yes	Yes	Whitby sixth form virtual tour
Specialist School	KTS Academy	Redcar and Cleveland	Yes	Yes	Yes
College	Selby College	Selby	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Selby college Bing page
Personalised Learning College	Northallerton PLC	Northallerton					Northallerton personal learning college virtual tour	PLP hub prospectus
Personalised Learning College	Harrogate PLC	Harrogate						Harrogate personal learning college promotional video
Personalised Learning College	Veloheads Post 16 study programme	Harrogate
Personalised Learning College	Scarborough PLC	Scarborough
Sixth Form	Northallerton School and Sixth Form	Northallerton				Yes		Prospectus and Curriculum - Northallerton School and Sixth Form College
Sixth Form	Thirsk School and Sixth Form	Thirsk				Yes	Thirsk School and Sixth Form College
Sixth Form	St Aidans School	Harrogate				Yes
Sixth Form	Wensleydale School and Sixth Form	Leyburn				Yes	An Introduction to Post 16 at The Wensleydale Business and Innovation Centre
Sixth Form	Stokesley School and Sixth Form College	Stokesley				Yes		Prospectus and Curriculum - Stokesley School and Sixth Form College
Other	Disability Action Yorkshire	Harrogate	Yes

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The above table is some of the post 16 options open to you.

Webinar links

We intend to run webinars approximately 2 to 3 times a year including employer question and answers, Caseworker question and answers and provider question and answers.

Moving on event webinar

Moving on event webinar coming soon, check back for the date and time. The first Moving on event webinar will be focussed on supported internships. The webinar will give young people, parents, carers and professionals the opportunity to learn more about supported internships, speak with a provider and arrange future visits and appointments.

Flying high with your future - Further education