Information in easy read. How we help young adults with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHC plan) prepare for adulthood.
Preparing to adulthood means preparing for:
This is further education, higher education, training or employment.
We can help you find:
This means you have choice, control and freedom over your:
This means participating in your community, including having friends and supportive relationships and being part of the local community.
This means being as healthy as possible in adult life.
If you have an education, health and care (EHC) plan your school and people who support you will help you prepare for adult life.
You'll get support to help plan your transition through into adulthood at your review meeting.
Every review after year 9 will help your prepare for adult life.
If you have more complex needs and disabilities, you may need ongoing support from adult social care.
We'll carry out an adult care transition assessment.
Transition assessments for adult care must take place at the right time for you.
When you become 18 years old, adult social care services will support you instead of children’s social care services.
We'll help you to make the change from teenager to an adult as easy as possible.
We’ll support you so that you can: