Leadership
Make Transitions Work for Every Student (inclusion)
Give pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils a move to secondary school that's planned around them, starting long before Year 6 ends.
- 27 minutes
- 7 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Identify vulnerable pupils early and plan transition support around their needs
- Set up a transition TA role with a term-by-term plan from Year 5
- Build cross-phase partnerships that go further than a few visits in July
- Plan bridging units so Year 7 doesn't repeat what pupils did in Year 6
- Pass on what Year 6 teachers know about pupils, as well as their test data
About this course
For a pupil with SEND, or one who's already behind, a change of school can undo a lot of good work. New buildings, new adults and a curriculum that doesn't join up hit them hardest.
You'll learn what makes the difference: primary and secondary staff working as equal partners, visits and induction planned well before September, and support that's shaped around the pupils who need it most. One practical model is a teaching assistant dedicated to transition, who starts meeting vulnerable pupils in Year 5 and takes small groups on repeat visits to their new school.
The most useful information about a new Year 7 isn't in their SATs scores, either. Their Year 6 teacher knows what motivates them and what they can do outside test conditions, and a cross-phase partnership makes sure their new teachers hear it.
- For governors, middle leaders and senior leaders. Post-16, primary, secondary and special.
7 modules
Open in order
- 5 min
Introduction
- 2 min
Wrap Up
- 5 min
Transitions for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND I
- 6 min
Transitions for disadvantaged pupils and pupils with SEND II
- 3 min
Using TAs to help pupils with SEND to transition
- 6 min
Cross-phase partnerships
- 4 min
Curriculum continuity