Young people with SEND and their parents should speak to a teacher, special educational needs and disabilities coordinator (SENDCo), or a careers adviser to get help with choosing where would be the best place to move to.

When you and your child have decided where you would prefer to go next, your teacher or SENDCo should discuss the needs your child has with the new setting so that a system of support can be set up. This may include additional visits to the new setting, someone from the new setting attending SEND review meetings and opportunities to discuss needs with staff at the new setting.

If your child already has a support plan in place, the transition arrangements should be discussed as part of this. If an education, health and care plan (EHCP) is in place then the annual review will discuss transition. For young people in year 9 and year 11, a careers adviser will be invited to the annual EHCP review.

Education settings must consider whether a child or young person with SEND needs to have a Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan written for them. This plan sets out the actions to be taken and by whom to ensure the safety of a child or young person with a disability in the case of an emergency evacuation. This may be discussed at transition meetings.

Good practice guides for transition for schools and education settings are available here – for children in early years all the way to leaving college.