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Readers back plan to expand supported internships for young people with SEND

22 September 2026

Letters respond to Alan Milburn's proposal to expand supported internships for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. A retired special school headteacher says society focuses on what these young people cannot do rather than what they can with the right support. Another reader says employer national insurance exemptions for young workers under 21 are little known and underused. Source: the Guardian
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