Early years Transition

• The class teacher generally attends transition meetings for pupils with SEND making the transition from Pre School to nursery or reception easier.

• Class teacher visits child in setting or home.

• Parents are invited to a pre-admission meeting.

Moving on at Year 6

• All pupils in Year 6 are invited to a familiarisation at their secondary school.

• Children are prepared for the visit and given information in advance as necessary.

• Additional visits to the secondary school may be arranged for individuals or groups as needed.

• Transition arrangements are planned at Year 6 statement/ Education, Health and Care Plan reviews.

• Secondary schools are invited to attend.

• Information transferred in advance of move.

 Moving schools

If your child is moving to another school, we will:

• Contact the school SENCo and ensure that he/she knows about any special arrangements or support that need to be made for your child.

• Make sure all records for your child are passed on as soon as possible.

If your child joins us from another school, we will:

• Contact the school SENCo to find out about any special arrangements or support that needs to be made for your child.

• Meet with parents to discuss any concerns and plan any support

 Moving classes

• Transition visits to new classes are planned in the second half of the summer term.

• Identified pupils may have a number of additional visits to the new class.

• Meet the teacher meetings take place in the summer term which give parents a chance to find out about arrangements for such things as homework, topics and general expectations. 

• The summer term pupil profile review will include updating the pupil profile to be used as a transition document