Planning for adulthood

Transition planning

If your teenager has an EHCP, find out how the Year 9 annual review begins to help them plan for their future
Transition planning
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Further education and training

Find out about options for further education and training once your child turns 16 and finishes secondary school.
Further education & training
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Work and volunteering

Find out about work and volunteering options for young people with SEND inc. supported employment, reasonable adjustments and careers advice
Work & volunteering

Changes to benefits at 16

Changes to family benefits when your child turns 16 and the benefits they can begin to claim.
Changes to benefits at 16

Housing

Find out about types of housing for disabled young people including social housing, supported living, shared lives and residential care
Housing

Moving to adult health

Find out about switching from children’s health to adult health services as your disabled child becomes an adult
Adult health
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Moving to adult social care

What happens when young people move from children’s to adult social care? Info on eligibility, assessments, types of social care and charges
Adult social care

Puberty, sex and relationships

How to support young people with SEND to understand their bodies and make positive decisions about their bodies and sex lives.
Puberty, sex and relationships
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Rights, voice and decision making

Read about disabled people’s rights around discrimination in education, work and services. Plus decision-making and mental capacity in law
Rights, voice and decisions

Where to go at 25

What services can support you and your disabled child once they become an adult over 25 and are no longer eligible for Amaze services?
Where to go at 25

Are you a young person with SEND?

Our SENDIASS and Benefits Advice teams can give you advice about education or making a benefits claim. Or you can get peer support and careers advice from our Amazing Futures team.

Visit our Amazing Futures page
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