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Information for Partners/Staff -Special Educational Needs

SEN Transition Planning in Northamptonshire

This section of the site holds all the materials to support Transition Planning in Northamptonshire. This approach was launched in June 2005. Start by looking at the following two documents:

Flowchart [41KB]
(summarises the Northamptonshire approach to Transition Planning)

 Northamptonshire Transition Planning Procedures:

Step-by Step:practice guidance for users 2008/9 [3.78MB]
Revised Aug 2008
(describes how to work through the SEN Transition Planning Process-with hyper links to other documents and guidance materials)

 

The following materials support Transition Planning:

 Additional Guidance:


Section 10 of the SEN Code of Practice Toolkit

(guidance for schools, practitioners and agencies)

Pupil Personal Development Curriculum and Year 9 Transition Planning [51KB]
(guidance for schools)

Using Transition Planning Workbooks with young people and their families [25KB]
(guidance for schools on using the workbooks – Planning my future – with Statemented young people in mainstream and special schools)

Holding information and choices events for parents and young people
(guidance for schools)

Summary of government guidance on the role of the ‘Lead Professional' [27KB]
(guidance for schools, practitioners and agencies)

Lead Professional Good Practice Guidance for children with additional need

Policy and Procedure for Section 140 Assessment 2008-2009 [3.45MB]


Guidance on the role of Health [28KB]

Guidance on the role of Social Services [87KB]

Useful websites


 Forms and materials:


Planning My Future version 1 [705KB]
Planning My Future version 2 [864KB]
Planning My Future version 3 [2.4MB]
(There are 3versions, which can be used in either mainstream or special schools, depending on which version is the most appropriate for the pupil to complete.)

The Transition Plan [75KB] Revised Aug 2006
(blank copy of the mandatory Transition Plan form for use in Northamptonshire – look under the exemplar section for guidance on completing the form)

Flowchart Transition Calendar [37KB]
(This flowchart is to provide a visual illustration of the events from year 8, for a young person with a statement, during their transition from school to choices after year 11)

Parent Comment Form [50KB] Revised Aug 2006
(blank copy of the form sent to parents prior to the Year 9 Transition Planning Meeting, to help them prepare)

Agency Comment Form [39KB] Revised Aug 2006
(blank copy of the form sent to agencies prior to the Year 9 Transition Planning Meeting, to help them prepare)

List of forthcoming reviews and meetings [29KB]
(blank copy of form for schools to use when informing agencies of forthcoming reviews and transition planning meetings)


 Exemplars:


Transition Plan Example 1 [86KB]
Transition Plan Example 2 [90KB]

(examples of completed forms)

Invitation letter to parents [23KB]
(example content of school’s letter to parents, inviting them to the Year 9 Annual Review and Transition Planning Meeting)

Invitation letter to agencies [22KB]
(example content of school’s letter to agencies, inviting them to the Year 9 Annual Review and Transition Planning Meeting)

Agency letter to parents [20KB]
(example content of agencies letter to parents, informing them of services available)

The School’s Process [123KB]
(example of how Wren Spinney Community Special School organises the Transition Planning process)

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