​Project SEARCH, founded in the US, now spreading around the world, works with schools, employers, parents and students to create “supported internships” that help young people with special needs into full-time paid employment.

This website site is run by Project SEARCH East London – founded by Whitefield Academy Trust and run in partnership with Barts Health NHS Trust and Kaleidoscope Sabre Associates.

If you are an employer who may be able to host our interns, or a school or parent looking thinking about a young person's future, you can find answers to your questions in the sections below. 

For parents & students

If you're a student thinking about your future or a parent thinking about how your son or daughter will navigate the world of work after school, you can find more information here.

For employers

You might be be a little nervous about taking the plunge. Find out about what it means to have an intern working with you and the support that you – and they – will receive.

For schools

Project SEARCH offers unrivalled outcomes for your pupils. Find out about how schools work with Project SEARCH to give their students the best possible life chances.

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