Information and learning from the Aiming High for Disabled Children Transition Support Programme
Title: Information and
learning from the Aiming High for Disabled Children Transition
Support Programme
Date: November 2011
Author: Council for
Disabled Children/National Transition Support Team
Full report
Executive summary
Description of resource:
The report was written by the Council for Disabled Children in
order to summarise and reflect on the experience from the
Transition Support Programme (TSP). The report focuses on learning
from success and identifying key principles and actions supporting
positive change for children, young people and families.
A bit more about it: The
Transition Support Programme (TSP) was a three-year national
programme initiated to support service improvement at strategic and
operational levels across England. The programme involved work with
specialist and universal services across health, education and
social care and with voluntary sector agencies to raise awareness
of and embed minimum standards of service provision and encourage
good practice, thereby improving the experience of transition into
adult life for young people with special educational needs and
disabilities and their families. The programme built on
existing good practice and the previous activity of the Transition
Information Network and many other individuals and agencies. The
TSP was part of the Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC)
programme, which in 2007-11 expanded Short Break and Childcare
provision for children and young people with special educational
needs and disabilities, focused on palliative care and encouraged
the development of parent and carer forums.
Key points in relation to
principles:
The TSP identified five focus areas as a basis for local
activity in addressing the challenges of providing transition
support. The five focus areas were:
- Strategic joint partnership working
- Participation of disabled young people and their families
- Effectiveness of personalised approaches
- Joint assessment processes within children's trusts and with
adult services
- Realistic post-16 opportunities for living life
The report draws together the key points from each focus
area.