Ensuring an independent future for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): a critical examination of the impact of education, health and care plans in England.
Journal article
Authors | Robinson, Deborah, Moore, Nicki and Hooley, Tristram |
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Abstract | This article examines the implications of the new education, health and care (EHC) planning process for career professionals in England. The new process comes in the wake of a succession of legislation relating to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England. There is much to recommend the new process as it represents a shift to a more holistic and person-centred approach. However, there are four main criticisms which can be made of the new process: (1) the policy has an excessive focus on paid work as an outcome which is unrealistic (for some young people); (2) the resourcing in local authorities is too limited to successfully operationalise the policy; (3) there is a lack of clarity about the professional base delivering EHC planning (especially in relation to the career elements); and (4) the policy is too narrowly targeted. While the new legislation offers some major opportunities, realising these will be difficult. In this paper, questions are raised about the resources required to deliver these services; the responsibilities relevant to such services; and the role and scope of these services in supporting the transitions of vulnerable young people into learning and work in an environment where universal careers provision has been substantially diminished. |
Keywords | Special Educational Needs; Disability; Policy; Career guidance |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | British Journal of Guidance & Counselling |
Journal citation | 46 (4), pp. 1-14 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
ISSN | 0306-9885 |
1469-3534 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2017.1413706 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2017.1413706 |
hdl:10545/622051 | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | 03 Jan 2018 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 03 Dec 2017 |
Deposited | 12 Jan 2018, 15:20 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to British Journal of Guidance & Counselling |
Contributors | University of Derby, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, University of Derby, Derby, UK, International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby, Derby, UK and International Centre for Guidance Studies, University of Derby, Derby, UK |
File | File Access Level Open |
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