The team
Programme Director – Helen Wheatley
Helen is Assistant Director of the Council for Disabled Children
and is currently Programme Director of the National Transition
Support Team. The team are leading work on the governments
Transition Support Programme. This programme is working with local
areas to improve the transition into adulthood for disabled young
people.
In the past Helen has worked on a range of projects that support
the development and dissemination of good practice across several
policy areas affecting the lives of disabled children, young people
and their families. This includes projects promoting the
participation of disabled children and young people in all aspects
of their lives and communities, working with local children’s
trusts, access and inclusion in Extended Schools and Children’s
Centres and developing guidance on the latest duties for local
authorities brought in by the Disability Discrimination Act
2005.
Helen has worked in a number of voluntary organisations
developing services for children and young people, and has also
spent time working in social services children and families, and
adult services.
Programme Coordinator (Policy and
Planning) – Lucia Winters
Lucia is Senior Development Officer for
transition at the Council for Disabled Children.
Lucia runs the Transition Information Network
and co-authored the DCSF’s A transition guide for all services:
key information for professionals about the transition process for
disabled young people.
Lucia is also involved in work focusing on
young people with learning disabilities in the criminal justice
system.
Regional Development Coordinator -
Jayne Carter
Jayne supports regional agencies and TSP partners to improve
transition practice both locally and regionally. Previously, Jayne
worked as Person Centred Transition Planning Officer, working with
young people with profound and multiple learning disabilities in
London Borough of Camden. She is committed to supporting the
ongoing development of good transition practice, working towards
positive transition experiences and better outcomes for young
people and their family members.
Programme Coordinator (Participation)
– Kate Martin
Kate is Senior Development Officer at CDC and
leads with their participation work. She runs the Making Ourselves
Heard project, which promotes the active participation of disabled
children and young people in all decisions and issues that affect
them.
Policy Officer -
Keith Clements
Keith's core role is to help the rest of the team stay informed
of developments in policy relating to
disabled young people in transition. He monitors
policy announcements and publications in key government departments
and agencies and feeds information back to the team and its
partners via written policy briefings. Keith also promotes the
further improvement of services for disabled young people by
highlighting the programme's learning and successes in responses to
relevent government consultations.
Information and Communications
Assistant - Victoria Wright
Victoria deals with
all information enquiries about the Transition
Support Programme and assists with promoting the programme at a
regional and national level. She also supports the Transition
Information Network, edits the TIN publications and coordinates the
TIN seminars.
Regional Networks Administrator -
Temitope Agbaje
Temitope is the Regional Networks Administrator at the Council
for Disabled Children. Her role involves providing administrative
support to the National Transition Support Team and the Transition
Information Network, developing and supporting Networks.
Transition Assistant - Shayn
King
Shayn is visually impaired and has joined the team
to gather the views of other disabled young people about their
experiences and thoughts about transition. He will also be working
with existing groups of disabled young people to look at ways they
can input into transition developments in their local areas. Within
this role, Shayn will be getting training to increase his skills,
develop his interests and work independently.
NTST Consultants
We are working with a
number of independent consultants who are providing direct support
to local areas in improving their provision for disabled young
people and their families. This document gives further details about
the NTST consultants.