News
See archive for past
news about the Transition Support Programme.
News last updated: 14 July
2011
Year 3 TSP Regional Activity
Report
Download a copy of the year
3 TSP Regional Activity
Report. The report looks at regional activity local areas
engaged in during the final year of the Transition Support
Programme. It also highlights key learning points which can be used
to support the design and delivery of coordinated networking
opportunities in the future.
(14 July 2011)
Department for Education publishes Green Paper on
Special Eductional Needs and Disability
The
Department for Education published
Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational
needs and disability on 9 March 2011.
(10 March 2011)
Year 3 TSP Update
Local
areas have received a letter today (31 January) informing them of
their TSP Development Stage based on the results of their Self
Assessment Questionnaire. These letters have been emailed to
Directors of Children's Services, and copied to Transition Leads
and Directors of Adult Services. Visit the SAQ section of this website for further
information.
(31 January 2011)
New case study: Warwickshire County
Council
This case study describes how Warwickshire County Council developed
a support brokerage model to support young people with autistic
spectrum conditions who do not meet FACS criteria. It is available
to download from the case studies section
of this website.
(25 January 2011)
New resource: Person Centred
Approaches in Transition Planning
This new leaflet
from NTST looks at what a person centred approach might look like
for a disabled young person during the transition to adulthood. It
sets out what personalisation and person centred approaches are,
looks at practice development and sets out guidance which supports
this way of working. It is available to download from the resources section of this website.
(10 January 2011)
NTST Policy Briefing
NTST have published a
briefing that summarises current developments in key policy areas
relating to disabled young people’s transition to adulthood. The
briefing can be downloaded from the guidance
section of this website.
(8 November 2010)
The Council for Disabled Children launches new
transition website
The Council for Disabled
Children (CDC) has hosted a reception at the House of Commons
to celebrate the work of its Transition Information Network and to
launch its new website for people who support disabled young people
in transition to adulthood. The new website gives up to date
information about policy and practice developments, resources, news
and events to professionals and parents/carers and includes a
section for disabled young people to help them understand the
transition process. For more information visit: www.transitioninfonetwork.org.uk
(4 November 2010)