Elizabeth Stanley @Wraparoundfp provides insight and practical help in transitioning your child with special needs to high school

1. Making Sense of Transition

2. Transition for any child is hard, but when that child has additional needs it can take more time
to ‘get it right’
This session aims to:
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Provide a summary of what to do when for transition to secondary, including what needs to
happen with the EHCP.
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Provide a summary of what to do when for transition to further education.
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Provide a summary of transition from children to adult social care.
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Provide a summary of transition from paediatrics to adult health.
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Provide a summary of changes to benefits and DLA and PIP.
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Hope to answer any questions you may have, if we can’t we know people who can.

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Year 6 to 7 Transition
From the Pond into the
Sea.

4. Transition to secondary: what to do when.
• SEN SUPPORT
• Attend open evenings/days
• Talk to the SEN team.
• Ask how the school support children with
similar needs.
• Talk to other parents.
• How does the school communicate with
parents.
• Meet with the SENCO.
• Ask about reasonable adjustments.
• Exam concessions practice
• Paperwork
• Read the schools SEN Information Report
• Read the schools recent OFSTED Report
• Read the schools SEN Policy
• Read newsletters commuications available on
the website, this will give you a flavour for how
inclusive the school is.
• By 31st October Complete the Trafford
Application form.
• Name your three preferred schools in rank
order.
• If you are really keen on a certain school ensure
you understand the appeals process.

5. Transition to secondary: what to do when.
• Education, Health and Care Plan.
• Do most of what is set out in the SEN
Support Slide.
• Annual Review is Key to getting best
provision and support in place.
• Be well prepared for the review.
• What support does your child need to have
a smooth transition.
• Extended transition visits?
• Invite the secondary school SENCO to the
annual review.
• Paperwork
• Annual review takes place in Autumn term.
• Paperwork sent into LA
• LA required to respond within 4 weeks of the
review taking place, as to whether they will
• - Amend, cease or maintain the plan
• Draft amended plan comes out without a
school names.
• 15 days to make comments.
• Final plan

6. TOP TEN TIPS FOR TRANSITIONING TO SECONDARY SCHOOL
Attend open days for secondary schools you are interested in- speak to the SENCO there.
If possible arrange a separate appointment with the SENCO at your preferable secondary school
to discuss your child’s SEN.
Find out what transition plan the secondary school offer. (Including Extended Transition)
Have a first and second choice of schools
Ensure your paperwork is in date order and that you have any relevant reports and that they are
all within the last 12 months.
Think about how your child will travel to school and will they require travel training.

7. Year 6 EHCP’s MUST be FINALISED naming the school
by
15th February 2018

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Further Education
Transition
From the Sea into the
Ocean.

9. Post 16 placements must be named and
specified in the EHCP by
31st March 2018.

10. Top tips:
ITS THEIR PLAN
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Look around colleges and FE Providers.
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Read prospectuses
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Talk to the SEN Team
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Plan, Prepare, Plan, Prepare
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Find out what courses are on offer – involve your young person in the decision making.
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Find out how many days a week the courses are for – not full time in most cases.
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What will your young person do on days they are not in college/FE
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Think about additional support they will need.
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Plan Year 11 Annual review well in advance, be prepared – though this should have been discussed since
year 9 (PfA)
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Think about how social care and health can support and what transition may be happening, if any within
those services.
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Draft plans should be with you by January 2018 to allow time for consultation with the college/FE and
yourselves.

11. Transition Plans in Social Care
The Care Act 2014

12. Transition Plans in Health

13. Thank you!
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