Category: Preparing and planning for transition
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You’ve Got to Have a Dream…
Today I’m in Oulu – the biggest city in northern Finland, and about as far from Helsinki as Edinburgh is from London. Oulu is home to the headquarters of Luovi Vocational College, the biggest provider of vocational special needs education and training in Finland, with over 30 locations across the country. Colleges like Luovi are…
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Transitions – what services need to know
Leaving school is the beginning of a journey, not the end. Here’s what practitioners and policymakers need to take on board if young people with conditions like Autism, ADHD or Tourette’s Syndrome are to get the same life chances as their peers. Fifty young people with one or more of these conditions, and/or their family…