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Get help to find an internship or supported internship for young people with SEND
Information in easy read. Learn about internships and supported internships for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
How to choose an internship or supported internship
Before you look for an internship or a supported internship, you should think about:
- your interests
- skills you want to develop
- the type of job you want to have in the future
Internships
Internships let you work at a company. This gives you work experience. It will help you prepare for the kind of job you want to do.
Internships can be paid or unpaid.
They can be anything from a week to a year long, but are usually for a few months.
Internships are for anyone, not just people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Find internships
Find an internship by going to:
- your sixth form or college
- GOV.UK to search and apply for internships
- Amaze to find paid internships with Amazing Futures, their project for young people with SEND
- Leonard Cheshire who offer internships for students and recent graduates with disabilities
- St. John’s College (part of Ambitious about Autism) offer supported internships for young people ages 18 to 25 with autism or a related learning difficulty, who want to work in competitive employment
Supported internships
Supported internships help young people with SEND to get the skills they need for work.
They are structured study programmes, based mainly at an employer.
This means you get lots of work experience, with the help of a job coach.
You will also have a personalised study programme to help you get skills and qualifications to prepare you for paid work.
Supported internships take between 6 months to a year and are usually unpaid.
You must be aged 16 to 24 years old and have an Education, Health and Care plan to do a supported internship.
Read the Accessible Guide to Supported Internships from Preparing for Adulthood.
Find supported internships
You can search for supported internships on our SEND directory of services.