Transcript Wasted Talent Wasted Resources: How to effectively support people

Wasted Talent
Wasted Resources
How to effectively support people with
intellectual impairment into
employment
NDA – Ireland
13th April 2011
Anne Williams CBE
National Director for
Learning Disabilities - England
Why things have to change
“No one has ever said I could do a paid job”
“I’m still at college at 43!”
“I worked on a mobile gardening team for 13
years. I didn’t get paid. It was called work
experience”
“My support worker says I can’t do a job and
they haven’t got time to support me”
“67% of people with intellectual impairment
said they wanted to work”
Why things have to change
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£330m is spent in England on further education
for people with intellectual impairment
Approximately £660m a year spent in England on
day care, including supported employment for
people with intellectual impairment
£70m spent by DWP on employment support
Employment rate for people with intellectual
impairment is 6.45%
How Change Can Happen
Attitudes and
Expectations
National
Levers
Making the
business/financial
case
Local Capacity
building and
tools
Attitudes and Expectations
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Of all professionals – health, education, social
care, employment and family carers
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From birth throughout school days
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At transition from children’s to adult services
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In adulthood
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Worth to society
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The vicious circle can be come a virtuous circle
Attitudes and Expectations
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Positive messages from midwives and all health
professionals
Work as a feature of play, discussions and
learning at school and opportunities for real work
experience
Learning on the job
Effective use of transition planning beginning
early (age 14)
Using evidence based practise to engage
employers
Making the Business/
Financial Case
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Nationally – to Treasury, Department of Work
and Pensions, Department of Health,
Department for Education, Department of
Business, Innovation and Skills and Office of
Disability Issues.
Showing individuals and their families work pays
Refocusing what is commissioned – Special
Educational Needs, Further Education, Benefits
Locally - Evidence base summary document how
to save money.
National Levers
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Ministerial meetings and leadership
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National indicators
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Cross government steering group (Officials)
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Cross government delivery support both national and
regional
Partnership Board Guidance and Annual Reports
National Programme Board for Intellectual
Impairment
Support from Local Government Group, Mencap,
Learning Disability Coalition, Voluntary and Private
providers and Employers Forum
Flexible Funding frameworks to promote and support
employment
Capacity building and best
practise tools
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Demonstration sites
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Web based resource hub
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Using existing best practise and structures
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Heavy championship of people/organisations
supporting people into jobs and successful employers
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National and Local role models
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Awards and national and local publicity
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Quick Wins
Demonstration Sites
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Getting a Life – A whole system focus on pathways
to getting a life at transition
Project Search – Internship model across Further
Education, Supported Employment, Employers
Jobs First – using an individual budget to pay for
employment support and focus life around work.
Aspirations for Life – Working with parents and
professionals of young children with intellectual
disabilities to aim for a future job
SHIEC – Showing that people with complex needs
can work
Cross Government
Steering Group
Regional Programme
Boards
Families
Local Partnership Boards
Employment Plans
Providers
Cross Government
Delivery Support
Team
Demonstration
Sites
Individuals
Web-based
Resource
Hub
Leadership
Ministerial Meetings
and leadership
Sector
Coalition of Stakeholders
National Learning
Disability
Programme Board
Agencies
Connecting Policy and Practise
Advocacy Organisations
Any Questions?