Get Ahead
Get Ahead is a toolkit and resource co-produced with and for disabled young people. The newsletter and magazine will help you navigate the wide range of information and resources that are available in post-16 education, training, and work. It is a platform where young people can have their voice heard and share the many talents they have.
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Toolkits and Resources
Get Ahead Magazine
Get Ahead Magazine- issue 1 - with information on building a profile, CV's and job searching
Get Ahead Magazine- issue 2 - with information on inclusive apprenticeships, traineeships and supported internships
Get Ahead Magazine- issue 3 - with information on Further and Higher Education, support and learner experiences
Get Ahead Magazine- issue 4 - with information on the Social Model of Disability and a discussion on language and identity
Get Ahead Magazine issue 5 - with information on post -16 education, training and work options, going to university, students and the Equality Act 2010
Get Ahead Magazine Issue 6 - with information on careers choices, the jobcentrePlus, CV's, job shadowing, adjustment passports, fantastic artwork
Get Ahead Newsletter
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 5- January 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 6- February 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 7- March 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter- issue 8- April 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 9- May 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 10 June 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 11 July 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 12- August 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter - issue 13- September 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -Issue 14- October 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 15- November 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 16- December 2021
Get Ahead Newsletter -issue 17- January 2022
Get Ahead Newsletter - issue 18
Get Ahead Newsletter - issue 19
Get Ahead Newsletter - issue 20
Text Only
Get Ahead Magazine-issue 1- text only
Get Ahead Newsletter-issue1-text only
Other ToolKits/Resources
CV
Explore how a video CV can improve your profile with Superpeople
- Superpeople information and Video CV Guide
One -page -profile
Georgie Ralphs presented a webinar on the benefits of a one-page-profile and why this has been useful throughout her life, how it has been instrumental in helping people who meet her to better understand what matters to her, what she is good at, and how they can provide great support.
- See a YouTube video of Georgie talking about her one-page profile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0DNl8z6xPw
- Download a blank template of a One-Page Profile
Technology
How Can Virtual Reality (VR) Technology Help Disabled Young People?