Preparing for Adulthood
Focusing on four pathways: employment, independent living, good health, and friends, family and community.
Children and Young People
Our Children and Young People’s programme has been designed to ensure that children, young people and families who are most at risk of exclusion have more choice and control over their lives, are included in their local communities and achieve better outcomes.
Our expertise enables organisations in the public and voluntary sectors make best use of resources and develop strong multi agency partnerships to improve life chances and realise the ambitions of the Children & Families and Care Acts.
"NDTi has supported us in a transformational shift of mind set. We start with the insight of desired outcomes for our children and young people through coproduction which allows us to plan effectively and improve delivery."
Patricia Walker, LDD Strategy and Commissioning Manager, Services for Young People, Hertfordshire County Council.
Highlights
Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland
Free online support for 14-25 year olds with additional needs in Scotland.
Internships Work
Doubling the number of supported internships in England. A four year programme funded by the Department for Education, in partnership with the British Association for Supported Employment and DfN Project SEARCH.
Related Children and Young People Projects
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Change for Inclusion
A programme to refocus the system for children and young people with SEND.
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Time to Talk Next Steps
Rights based support for young people with additional support needs. No labels or diagnosis needed.
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Strengthening the Circle
Online or blended training providing practical tools and support to build the resilience of children and young people and those who support them, whatever their role.
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My Independence
NDTi collaborated with ASDAN to review and modernise their transition modules to encompass the Preparing for Adulthood outcomes. The result of this work is a suite of four certificated programmes, titled My Independence, for young...
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Virtual Inset Training
NDTi’s Children & Young People team has been working with the Whole School SEND consortium to deliver much-needed transition training for school staff and advisors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Related News
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Supported internship funding extended for a fourth year
We are delighted to announce we will be delivering a fourth year of the Internships Work programme.
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Beyond late intervention
Alice McColl, children and young people development lead, explores how her work with young disabled adults has become a beacon of hope towards change.
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BBC investigation reveals disturbing failings in school seclusion practices for autistic pupils
Today the BBC revealed CCTV footage of an autistic pupil being brutally restrained by staff in a seclusion room at a school in Leeds.
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Seeing a person in all their wonderfulness
See the person …not a problem needing fixing. Nic Crosby, Small Supports, and Amanda Nally, Community Led Support, explore the need for services to challenge themselves. Are they truly person-centred, or, is it just nice...
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Rebuilding an inclusive education system
Richard Kirkup, Children and Young People Programme Lead, calls for urgent educational reform following the new Public Accounts Committee report on support for children and young people with special educational needs.
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Ofsted publishes PfA thematic review: Key insights and areas for improvement
Julie Pointer, children and young people’s lead, shares some insights and areas for improvement.
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Meet our supported intern
To mark National Supported Internships Day on 27 March we thought we'd introduce you to our intern Malina.
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Blog: Our world of work
Harry Georgiou, youth advisory and coproduction assistant at DFN Project SEARCH, recently teamed up with NDTi's Thomas Henley to create a film which captures young people's experiences of work.
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Blog: One step at a time
We’ve been working alongside Children in Scotland and Contact on a pilot for Time to Talk Next Steps Scotland. This blog from Children in Scotland’s Head of Services, Billy Anderson, reflects on the past year’s...
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Blog: Do we need a new narrative on ageing and a whole life strategy?
We're proud to mark Global Intergenerational Week with a blog from long-standing NDTi ambassador and member of the NHS Older People's Sounding Board, Dame Philippa Russell.
Related Resources
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Investing in Potential: The Impact and Value of Somerset’s Supported Internships
NDTi worked with Somerset Council to look at what supported internships achieve and why they matter.
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Resources created by young people
Part of a series of work supporting young people with lived experience to lead change as a result of the Time to Talk Next Steps programme.
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Latest evaluation and learning report on the benefits and outcomes of community sport for young Londoners
Photo description: a group of women and girls cheerleading in the sports hall with some adults in the background
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Outcomes and Lessons from London EmpowerHER
Photo description: a group of women and girls playing rugby
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Emma’s Views on Preparing for Adulthood
Emma shares views on preparing for adulthood including experiences with schools, college, and the council.
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Pathways To Getting A Life
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A Long way from home report
This report is a summary of what the research and evidence tell us about why young people with learning disabilities and/or autistic young people are in residential placements and what can be done to address...
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Evaluation and Learning Report on Sport Unites
This report presents the interim and early findings from the first two stages of the National Development Team for Inclusion’s role as the Learning and Evaluation Partner for Phase 2 of the Sport Unites Programme...
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Sport Unites Evidence and Learning Framework
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Time to Talk Next Steps - Final Evaluation Report
Time to Talk Next Steps (TtTNS) has been a three-year (2021 – 2024) rights-based support programme for young people with additional needs aged 16 – 25 in England. The programme has been delivered in partnership...
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