Amanda Cheney attended the Westminster Policy Forum conference, as part of the panel discussing Improving school and post-16 outcomes for learners with SEND.
Key Takeaways:
• Potential exists in everyone. Many learners with SEND have clear aspirations and strengths but fragmented systems can limit visibility of strengths
• Early start: Early, structured preparation builds confidence and engagement. The key barriers are access, clarity and continuity
• Strength‑based tools: A joined‑up journey that equips young people with the tools, confidence and skills they need to navigate their next best steps and ultimately live their best lives, believing they can!
• Staff training tailored to SEND and careers guidance: We must learn from one another to embed skills and development across a young person’s entire journey, from their starting point through to their next steps.
• Supported, meaningful employer engagement and experiences: We need to ensure differences are recognised, celebrated and understood as strengths that shape unique pathways and remarkable futures.
“I’m grateful for the chance to contribute today and even more inspired by the collective commitment in the room. When we work together with purpose and compassion, we create outcomes that genuinely change lives.”
– Amanda Cheney, SEND Careers & Education Development Manager
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