News
See archive for past
news about the Transition Support Programme.
News last updated: 25 August
2010
New resource on Disability Equality
NTST
with support from Scope have published Disability
Equality: Fulfilling duties for young people in transition.
This information leaflet focuses on what local authorities and
their partners can do to ensure they are taking positive action to
fulfil their duties to disabled young people under the Disability
Discrimination Act (DDA) during the transition to adulthood. The
leaflet can be downloaded from the resources section of this website.
(25 August 2010)
Innovation and Outcomes fund
Local areas
were notified of funding for their I&O bid on 28 July. A link
to the funding letter will be added to this website in the near
future.
(30 July 2010)
The Equality Act
In July, the Council for Disabled Children (which hosts NTST) held
a seminar on the Equality Act and its implications for disabled
children and young people. Keith Clements, Policy Officer at NTST,
has written a briefing
on the Equality Act and issues arising from the seminar.
Presentations from the
day are also available to download.
(23 July 2010)
TSP Case Studies
We are currently developing a range of case studies that show
examples of good practice that local areas have been developing
through the Transition Support Programme. Case studies available to
download so far include Oldham Borough Council's work on employment
and housing, and how Thurrock Council are using drama to support
students with complex needs learn about transition and how they can
make choices about their lives. Visit the case
studies section of the website to view the case studies.
(23 June 2010)
Innovation and Outcomes Fund
The I&O Fund process is still underway. Information about the
fund will be added to this website in the near future.
(21 June 2010)
Innovation and Outcomes
Fund
The deadline for submitting bids for the
Innovation and Outcomes fund has now passed. We have received a
high number of bids, thank you to all the local areas that
submitted bids. Local areas will be notified in mid June as to
whether their bid has been successful.
(6 May 2010)
Short film about the Transition Support
Programme
The Aiming High for Disabled Children
website now includes a
short film interview with a parent about the impact of the
Transition Support Programme.
(29 March 2010)
AHDC national indicator Year 2 local
reports
The Disabled Children’s Services national
indicator Year 2 local reports are now available for almost all
local authorities (LAs) and
primary care trusts (PCTs). The reports provide indicator,
sub-indicator and other survey findings, together with analyses of
questionnaire results and parents' comments on the local health
care, education, and care and family support services they have
received for their disabled children. New this year is a fuller
analysis of disabilities and conditions, including their incidence
among children receiving DLA and who have a SEN, and improved
graphics.
Also available are indicator survey comparison Excel
spreadsheets for local areas which allow for easy area comparisons
for "benchmarking" purposes. For more information go to the
'Disabled children's services national indicator' page.
For information on the
Aiming High for Disabled Children programme (AHDC), email the
AHDC Implementation team at ahdc.implementation@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk
(12 March 2010)
Article on transition in SEN
Magazine
The National Transition Support Team and the
Transition Information Network have contributed an article about
transition to the March/April 2010 edition of
SEN Magazine.
(5 March 2010)
RNIB Transition Conference - 27 April
2010
RNIB are holding a conference in Peterborough on
27th April that looks at the opportunities, pathways and
choices in the transition to adulthood for blind and partially
sighted young people with complex needs and their
families.
Helen Wheatley, Programme Director of the
National Transition Support Team, is one of the keynote speakers.
Please see the events section of our
website for further details.
(2 March 2010)
Update on Year 3 of the
Transition Support Programme
(18/02/10)
(1) Funding and support
Notice of funding and support
for Year 3 of the Transition Support Programme was sent to all
local areas in England today (18/02/10). This information was sent
from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) in
the weekly email to Local Authorities (SURE START, EARLY YEARS
& CHILDCARE GRANT AND AIMING HIGH FOR DISABLED CHILDREN GRANT:
2010-11 MEMORANDUM OF GRANT Ref: 2901100002). It was
sent directly to Directors of Children’s Services, Chief Executives
and finance leads.
Funding allocations for local areas can be found on the
Every Child Matters website in the 'summary allocations 2008/11
SSEYCG and AHDC grant' document.
(2) Year 3 Development Stages ('offers of
support')
In Year 2 of the Transition Support
Programme we provided local areas with an 'offer of support'. For
Year 3, all local areas will be viewed within a four stage development area
model. This model will provide a further stage of development
which represents excellent support at transition being provided.
During Year 3 local areas will be supported to reach this stage of
development going well beyond good practice and embedding
sustainable, high quality services for young people at
transition.
(3) Key statistics from Year 2 Self Assessment
Questionnaires
The second year of the programme saw a
real improvement in the quality and level of support at transition
across the country. Key statistics from the Year 2 Self Assessment
Questionnaires (SAQ) and the Named Advisor support shows that:
- 143 local areas now meet minimum standards. This is an increase
from 108 local areas meeting minimum standards in Year 2.
- In Year 2 44 local areas were not meeting minimum standards.
This is reduced to 9 local areas in Year 3.
- 151 out of 152 Year 2 SAQs were returned.
- 99% of local areas have demonstrated improved family and young
people engagement in the transition process.
Further analysis of the Self Assessment Questionnaires can be
found in the Year 2 SAQ summary report.
(4) Innovation and Outcomes Fund
As well
as the main TSP funding, all local areas have the opportunity to
apply for additional money through a new fund called the Innovation and Outcomes fund. This creates
an opportunity for every local area to apply for up to £20,000 to
undertake work above and beyond that set out in their Transition
Development Plan.
Download the full update about Year 3 of the
Transition Support Programme.
(18 February 2010)
Guidance Letter – Valuing Employment Now: Real jobs for people with
learning disabilities
Letter from the National
Director for Learning Disabilities at the Department of Health to
Directors of Adult and Children's social Services and Chief
Executives of Local Authorities, Trusts and SHAs. This is an update
on the Valuing Employment Now resource pack and a reminder of the
business case for investment in supported employment.
(29 January 2010)