Post School What Next

Every student at school dreams of what they would like to be when they grow up. Every student is entitled to have a career of their choosing regardless of their abilities or special needs. In order for this to happen sometimes a lot of planning is needed and alternatives within the career field need to be considered.

The case I will be presenting outlines the issues faced by a student leaving school with additional support needs.
Top ten things which need to be considered.

1. Student's special interests.


2. What career path fits with their interests


3. Student's strengths - what they are good at.


4. Student's weakness - what skills do they need to learn both for independant living and career.


5. Has the student got an IEP - individual education plan


6. What resources can be utilised


7. Research on the internet for information.


8. Find out what is available in your local area


9. Create a future plan to include school/post school plan.


10. Who will manage implementation of plan.

Hello, I am manager for a student who is currently in Year 12 and will be leaving the school system at the end of 2010. He will be applying for a Self Managed Community Participation package.
This student has special needs for learning, which means more time and patience is required and skills need to be broken down into individual steps to be learnt.
This student would like to become an Animated Movie Producer and so has been studying Adobe Flash Animation as part of his school curriculum. His post school plan is to employ a tutor to assist him with the production and editing of an animated movie.