Preparing for Adulthood Transition Guide

Key stage 4 - options planning

• What things are important to your child? What do they want to do when they grow up?
• Think about developing realistic aspirations with your child. Support them to understand how they can achieve these.
• What education and qualifications will they need to achieve their aspirations?
• What are the best options that will support them in getting the qualifications they need?
• Does an alternative Key Stage 4 offer need to be explored?
• Transport and travel training.
• Meaningful work experience and volunteering opportunities.
• Review meetings and revise your child's EHC plan if they have one.
• Transitions planning to be person-centred.
• Ask questions about when transitions into adult social care and mental health service begin, and what you can expect.
• Building skills for independent living.

• Review of key stage 4 progress
• School nurse offers health review for those with EHC plans
• Transition to adult health and/or mental health services

• Review the transition plan.
• Review meetings and revise your child's EHC plan, particularly if their needs are changing.
• Post-16 education and training opportunities.
• Meaningful work experience and opportunities.
• For those with a learning disability (LD), speak to your GP about being added to the LD Register.
• Mental health assessment of needs and care plan.
• Promoting independence in the home and building skills for independent living. Get your child to do jobs around the house and learn life skills such as budgeting and cooking.
• Friendships, relationships and opportunities for socialising.
• Transport and travel training.

• Post-16 applications
• Transition to adult health and/or mental health services
• Transition to adult social care may begin

• Review the transition plan.
• Review meetings and revise your child's EHC plan, particularly if their needs are changing.
• If a child/young person is changing settings, the EHC plan needs to reflect that. This is to ensure there is as much support as possible for independence and daily living skills.
• Post-16 education and training opportunities.
• Meaningful work experience and opportunities.
• Transport and travel training.
• Access to work applications.
• Health and/or mental health transition.
• Building skills for independent living.

• Review of post-16 progress
• Transition to adult health and/or mental health

• Review the transition plan.
• Review meetings and revise your child's EHC plan, particularly if their needs are changing.
• Post-18 planning. Exploring options and arranging visits/taster days.
• Access to work applications or review of support.
• Assessment for eligibility for adult social care.
• Independent living and daily living - exploring options and talking about the future.
• Building skills for independent living.
• Transport and travel training.

• Transition to post-18 occupation or programme.
• Oversight of health care moved from paediatrician to GP.

• University applications, Student Finance and Disabled Student Allowance (DSA).
• DSA assessment.
• Review access to work support.
• Independent and daily living where possible.
• Transport and travel training.
• Health and welfare deputyship, power of attorney (POA) and appointeeship.

• Post-18 education and occupation

• Review levels of support each year.
• Work with support services and wider agencies to adjust.