I have been trying to find out about provisions for supporting autism at FE colleges. What I've got from the Department of Business Innovation & Skills is a bit of a mix.
I wondered if anyone attending Further Education Colleges had seen any sign of these provisions. I'm not doing a survey or anything. But it might help if anyone can confirm these initiatives are working effectively.
The Skills Funding Agency supports all students in FE colleges with an identified learning difficulty and/or disability, regardless of the learner's background and relative disadvantage.
The Public Sector Equality Duty applies in all F E colleges.
47 Equality and Diversity Partnership Projects were set up in 2012/13 and 40 more will be set up in 2013/14. For example Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College is working in partnership with "Ambitious About Autism" to support progression in vocational courses (is that really F E colleges?)
EHC Plans under the Children and Families Act are from September 2014 being put into practice for ages up to 25 and in FE colleges. Anyone seen any sign of this?
Even without an EHC plan F E Colleges are under duty to ensure provision for age up to 25
FE colleges have to admit a young person if that college is named on their EHC plan
