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Who is it for?
Some young people need support to make sure that they do as well as they can in school. For a small number of students this support is written up in what's called a Statement of Special Educational Needs. Students with these statements will have help to plan their future from a range of people. This is called transition planning.
What does it mean?
Transition Planning is about planning for the changes that will happen in your life. You need to think about the future and how you would like your life to be when you are older. There are lots of things that you may have to think about:
- what you would like to do when you leave school
- what type of job you would like to have
- how you would like to spend your spare time
- where you'd like to live.
You also need to think about what you could do to make these things happen and what you may need help with.
What will happen?
To help you to plan your future the school will have a meeting when you are in year 9. At this meeting they will talk about:
- what has gone well over the last year
- what might need to change
- what you would like to do in the future
- how other people can help you to plan
This is called a Transitional Planning Meeting or Review. The meeting is all about you. At the end of the meeting the school will write a plan that says what you want to do and who is going to help you.
Who comes to the meeting?
The school will invite other people who may be able to help you plan for the future. This will include your parents or carers and your careers adviser. If you have a social worker, key worker or health worker then they will also be asked to come to the meeting. You can ask someone to come to the meeting with you as well if you let the school know.
What's a Careers Adviser?
Your careers adviser will start to talk to you in year 9. They will be able to help you to decide what you would like to do when you are older. They can tell you about the options open to you when you leave school and can tell you more about the jobs that you think that you might like to do. They will meet with you each year while you are in school. You will also be able to see a careers adviser when you leave school if you want any help or advice.
When does it happen?
You will have your first meeting in year 9. There will be one meeting every year after that until you leave school. At each meeting the school will go through your plan to see if it needs to be changed. You don't have to wait for these meetings to talk about your plans. If you want help or advice during the year you can talk to your parents or carers, your careers adviser or other people who could help.
What do I have to do?
If you go to the meeting you will have the chance to say what you would like to do when you are older and ask any questions you may have.
You don't have to go to the meeting but, if you don't, you do need to make sure that people know what you want to do in the future. You can do this by telling your parents, your teachers or your careers adviser. It would also be a good idea to take your Learning Plan.
Over the next few years it would be a good idea to start thinking about what you like and what you are good at as well as what you don't like or may need help with. This will help you to plan what you want to do when you leave school.
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