Appendix 3 Transition YEAR Transition support for all Additional transition Individual transition support pupils support for pupils with for pupils with complex / 2015 /16 SEND specific needs. Pre-admission Home visits by teachers Meetings with other child Suitable managed induction as care providers ie Nursery appropriate in order to ensure ( include all Induction stay & play staff with responsibility for needs are met activities sessions~ 6 over the summer SEND undertaken to term~ parents welcome to prepare pupils stay to entry ) Phased (part time-full time) entry over 2 weeks Mixed age classes As required, small school Teachers transfer information with 3 or 4 classes internally Year to Year New children invited to transition attend days’ Additional meetings with All staff meet with SENCo at the ‘taster parents offered (quite beginning of each term to and In-year Visits to new classes towards often parents may also discuss SEN issues admissions the end of the academic need transition support) year. teachers, TAs & Senco meet to discuss needs. SENCo meets with staff from new school to ensure needs are fully understood and requirements to meet needs are in place Next Steps: transition work Discussions between both Enhanced personal in summer term for all Y6 SENCOs prior to entry. transition/induction planned for Transition from pupils individual children as school eg: to SEN children have extra appropriate Year 7 or to Y6 teacher teachers visits to new school. new primary from other schools and in school. depth discussions take place about children transferring
Appendix 3 Transition YEAR 2015 /16 Transition support for all pupils Additional transition support for pupils with SEND Individual transition support for pupils with complex / specific needs. Pre-admission ( include all activities undertaken to prepare pupils to entry ) Home visits by teachers Induction stay & play sessions~ 6 over the summer term~ parents welcome to stay Phased (part time-full time) entry over 2 weeks Meetings with other child care providers ie Nursery staff with responsibility for SEND Suitable managed induction as appropriate in order to ensure needs are met Year to Year transition and In-year admissions Mixed age classes New children invited to attend ‘taster days’ Visits to new classes towards the end of the academic year. As required, small school with 3 or 4 classes Additional meetings with parents offered (quite often parents may also need transition support) Teachers transfer information internally All staff meet with SENCo at the beginning of each term to discuss SEN issues teachers, TAs & Senco meet to discuss needs. SENCo meets with staff from new school to ensure needs are fully understood and requirements to meet needs are in place Transition from school eg: to Year 7 or to new primary school. Next Steps: transition work in summer term for all Y6 pupils Y6 teacher teachers from other schools and in depth discussions take place about children transferring Discussions between both SENCOs prior to entry. SEN children have extra visits to new school. Enhanced personal transition/induction planned for individual children as appropriate