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Submitted by Huw on Fri, 11/02/2011 - 01:00

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Supported internships - 2 workshops announced

Submitted by Huw on Fri, 17/05/2013 - 10:29
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Preparing for Adulthood is organising two one-day workshops to provide information on the guiding principles of Supported Internships and how to approach developing this programme of study for disabled young people. The workshops will also provide information on the benefits of Supported Internships to disabled young people and their families, employers, and post-16 providers and support local areas to plan their next steps to move forward locally.

Work Choice statistics published

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 15/05/2013 - 12:46
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DWP has published the latest statistics on Work Choice. Statistics on Work Choice include data for England, Scotland and Wales for the period up to the end of March 2013.

It contains statistics on all providers excluding Remploy, showing the number of referrals to Work Choice in the period and the corresponding numbers of Work Choice starts and job outcomes.

The key points from the latest release are:

* Referrals: 21,780 referrals for 19,820 individuals, in the period April 2012 – March 2013.
* Starts: 15,750 starts for 15,170 individuals, in the period April 2012 – March 2013.

Latest Access to Work stats published

Submitted by Huw on Tue, 14/05/2013 - 11:16

DWP has published statistics for Access to Work for the period up to December 2012. 30,780 people were helped by Access to Work during 2011-12, a significant drop from the total of 35,850 helped during 2010-11. The number of new customers helped dropped from 13,320 to 10,000.

27,610 people have received new or continuing support from April 2012 to December 2012. This includes 1450 people with learning disabilities and 760 people with mental health conditions.

BASE members win Adult Learner's Week awards

Submitted by Huw on Fri, 10/05/2013 - 15:15
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Our congratulations go to three BASE member organisations who have each won regional awards at the Adult Learners' Week Awards.

BIS launches Traineeships framework

Submitted by Gillian Parker on Fri, 10/05/2013 - 12:11
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BASE welcomes the publication of a framework for delivery of Traineeships by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills and the Department for Education. The framework recognises the importance of a partnership approach combined with a need for flexibility to be able to respond to individual needs. The Traineeship programme will commence in August 2013 for 16-19 year olds and it is anticipated that it will be extended to up to age of 24 in the future.

Key features of the Traineeship Programme

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Fri, 10/05/2013 (All day)

Hft and Self Unlimited announce merger

Submitted by Huw on Fri, 03/05/2013 - 10:46
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Learning disability charities, Hft and Self Unlimited, announced today that they are to merge and become one united organisation. Both charities provide support for adults with learning disabilities across England. Between them the organisations provide a wide variety of support including; supported living services; supported employment opportunities and working with personalised technology to support people with learning disabilities to be more independent.

Study looks at personal attributes of SE personnel

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 01/05/2013 - 15:21
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An American study has looked at the personal attributes required of successful supported employment practitioners. The study by George Tilsen and Monica Simonsen looked specifically at practitioners working with younger people in transition but many will feel that their findings are universal.

According to the report, four distinct attribute categories emerged from the data: (1) Principled Optimism; (2) Cultural Competence; (3) Business-Oriented Professionalism; and (4) Networking Savvy.

Latest WCA statistics published

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 01/05/2013 - 15:07
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The Government has released the latest statistics for Work Capability Assessments (WCA) covering the period June to August 2012.

Outcomes of completed initial assessments for claims started from June to August 2012 show:
* 48 per cent of claimants have an outcome i.e. decisions have been made on their claims;
* 31 per cent of claimants had their claim closed before having a face to face assessment; and
* 21 per cent of claimants were still undergoing assessment.

Claimants with an outcome for their claim can be broken down as follows:

Edward Timpson on SEN reform policy

Submitted by Huw on Wed, 01/05/2013 - 15:00
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Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families Edward Timpson has spoken about special educational needs policy reform in the Pears Annual Lecture, organised by Ambitious about Autism. The speech transcript is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/edward-timpson-speaks-about-speci...

https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/increasing-options-and-improving-...

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