Ready for Work: Confidence & Resilience for Leavers (Ages 15-24)

Ready for Work: Confidence & Resilience for Leavers (Ages 15-24)
Organiser: Mental Health UK

School Offer Year 11 - 12 Free SEND

When

Project availability

from 25 August 2026 to 20 November 2030

What

Ready for Work is a fully-funded, two-workshop programme from Mental Health UK, supporting students aged 15-24 as they prepare for the transition into employment, training, or further education — a period that can bring real anxiety alongside the excitement.

Workshop 1: Preparing for Work helps students build confidence, recognise their own strengths, manage anxiety around the unknown, and develop practical skills for applications and interviews.

Workshop 2: Workplace Confidence & Resilience builds on this, helping students understand how their strengths translate into workplace skills, and developing strategies for managing challenges, communication, change, feedback and setbacks once they're in a role.

The two workshops are designed to run together as a complete programme, though they can also be delivered separately depending on your timetable or year-group needs. Ideal for Year 11-13 students, leavers' programmes, sixth form, or careers/PSHE provision — and delivered at no cost to the school.

If you would like to discuss how this programme could work in your school, contact Amy Dagès Young Peoples Programmes Communities Coordinator - Amy.Dages@mentalhealth-uk.org

SEND friendly

We have some training or experience of Special Educational Needs & Disabilities and are able to accommodate children with low-level needs, we do not offer 1:1. Contact us to discuss how we can support your child.