Further Education

Choosing the right further education is important to every young person. When a young person has a special educational need and/or disability (SEND) the choice is sometimes even more complicated.

Further education is education after you are 16. It is usually different from that offered in universities and some college (higher education). It can include many different types of course such as:

A Levels and
BTECs,
basic skills training
or higher vocational qualifications such as
NVQ,
City and Guilds,
HNC,
HND or
a Foundation Degree.

More about how to decide what to study, where, and how, can be found in the "Preparing for Adulthood" section of the Local Offer.

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