What to include
Your local authority will want to convert your care and support plan into what you will need to work toward independent living. They will complete an assessment and then your pathway plan is drafted using the outcome of that assessment. It should include all of these things:
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Education, training and employment
What are your career goals and how will you be supported to achieve them? Do you need to go on a course or need specialist tools? What about other practical skills like menu planning or cooking?
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Your family and social network
How are children’s services going to help you build and keep good relationships with people who are important to you? Your friends, family and foster carers?
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Money
Your pathway plan should say what you’re entitled to, how much it will be and when you will get it. There should also be a plan for budgeting and how you might save some money for the future.
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Identity
Do you need any extra support around language, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation? Do you have all the ID documents you need (e.g. your passport)? And do you know how to access the files about you?
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Where you will live
This is a big one. Your children’s services should regularly assess your current and future accommodation to see if it’s suitable for you – that means location, safety, rent and bills. If you’re not happy with where you live, say so.
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Health
This is about how children’s services will support you to be physically and mentally healthy. For example, do you need a gym membership or help with a health issue?