C+K Careers

Kirklees Council have commissioned C+K Careers (that means we pay them to provide us with a service) to provide careers information, advice and guidance for children and young people with SEND across Kirklees. This includes advice about colleges, employment and where appropriate moving into adult social care.

C+K Careers has a dedicated team of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disability) Careers Advisers operating in secondary special schools, helping young people with their transition to further education, training, work or social care. We can also support young people to access other opportunities such as supported internships and volunteering. The SEND Team also supports Careers Advisers who work with young people with special needs and disabilities in resourced provision and in mainstream schools.

C+K Careers Chat

This is a service for young people to call for careers support, advice and guidance on:

• college or sixth form
• exams
• future options
• apprenticeships and training
• applications, CVs and interviews
• employment skills
• work and volunteering
• health
• money, housing, family worries and more

There's lots of ways to get in touch and it's open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm

C+K Careers can help you to look for volunteering opportunities which can sometimes lead to a job or to other opportunities including:

• Supported Internships
• Traineeships
• Apprenticeships

We support young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) between the ages of 13 and 25. We get to know each young person through individual interviews, group work and contact with parents and carers. We contribute to the EHCP transition review usually held in Year 9 and attend the Year 11 review to help identify where the young person will go once they leave school. Where there are no suitable options for a young person in the Kirklees area, we can help to explore what is available out of area.

For young people with an Education, Health and Care Plan, leaving school for further education or training, we offer the support needed to ensure success in Post-16 education, training, higher education, supported internships or employment. For young people with an EHCP, our support can continue up to the young person's 25th birthday to ensure they maintain their place in education, employment or training.

You can access us via the Chat service on our website; this is available Monday to Friday 10am-4pm, via email: chat@ckcareers.org.uk or by phone - T: 01484 213856