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• Enable Scotland Stepping Up Programme
• Funded through the Inspiring Scotland 14:19 fund
•We are one of 22 Ventures in the Portfolio
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Our Project
• We aim to: Raise expectations, change attitudes and prepare young people with learning disabilities for employment
• Support YP in their transition into adulthood• 55 Schools • 8 L.A. areas: Glasgow, Edinburgh, West
Dunbartonshire, Angus, Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
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ENABLE Scotland
• 8 years funding• 945 young people • Starts: 1st July 2009• Business Manager and 14 Transitions Co-
ordinators
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Overview of the Project
• Based on past experience and consultation with partners (Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Angus)
• Will compliment existing activities in schools• Shared learning with schools • Partnership working with other ventures• Organisational Development Goals
(Evaluation, Tracking, New Models)
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5 Year Plan• Year 1 Introduction to World of Work,
CD Rom, Workplace visits. • Year 2 Work Tasters, ‘The Big Plan’
‘Travel Buddies’ MAP/PATH• Year 3 Vocational Profiling, Family
Workshops, College visits, extended work experience
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5 Year Plan
• Year 4 Profile Plus, work experience, review of options, job search, planning for transition, financial planning
• Year 5 Aftercare - ongoing visits and contacts
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•What have we achieved so far?
• Working with 344 young people• Supported 378 workplacements• Supported 99 YP into college over half onto
mainstream vocational courses.• 4 onto MA and 4 onto GRFW programmes• 21 into full time employment• 9 part time jobs
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• Recent Survey
• 100% of Teachers responses• “Stepping up fits with the delivery of the
curriculum for excellence in our school”• 91% of Teachers responded
• “Very Satisfied with the co-ordination and professionalism of the delivery of Stepping Up
in our schools”
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