Post-16 Transitions: a Longitudinal Study of Young People with ...

future, able to work) had sought additional information and
support about employment or work-related training issues
since the young person had finished Year 11, regardless of the
incidence of statementing, type of school attended or SEN type
of the young person.
Thirty-one per cent of parents and carers with these particular
information needs stated that the most helpful provider of this
information and support was the Careers Service/Connexions
whilst 23 per cent of parents said it had been college staff (see
Table 6.9 above). The Careers Service/Connexions appears to
have been slightly more helpful for parents of young people
without statements of SEN and/or those in mainstream schools.
Most parents who received additional help about employment
and work-related training did so by way of:
• provision of information
• explanation of the options available to the young person,
and
• help to progress the young person into work or training.
Table 6.10 illustrates the main forms of help received.
Just over one in ten of all parents and carers also sought
published information and support for their child and
employment and training issues. Again, parents from the
highest socio-economic group appeared more likely to
proactively seek additional information than parents in any of
the other socio-economic groups. 17 per cent of parents from
the managerial/professional group had sought extra,
Table 6.10: Support provided
N = %
Provided information 277 36
Explained options available 173 21
Helped her/him to progress into further education/training 127 15
Helped her/him in decision making 70 9
Helped in planning support for her/him 70 8
Did not help/give support at all 24 3
Helped with work experience/employment 17 3
Other 13 2
Don't know 12 2
N = 467
Note: All percentages are weighted percentages, unless otherwise stated
Source IES/MORI 2003
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