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A Transition Guide for All Services - Transition Information Network

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The transition from school to adulthood is a time ofcelebration, change and challenges <strong>for</strong> all young people.They will be considering and making decisions about theircareer, their continuing education, their social life andwhere they will live. For many disabled young people andthose with special educational needs having access totimely and comprehensive in<strong>for</strong>mation, advice andguidance can be enough to help them reach their goals.For others, more support may be needed from a range ofservices to enable them to reach their full potential.Distributed by DCSFYou can download this guide fromwww.everychildmatters.gov.uk andwww.transitioninfonetwork.org.uk.Copies of this publication can also beobtained from:DCSF PublicationsPO Box 5050Sherwood ParkAnnesleyNottingham NG15 0DJTel: 0845 60 222 60Fax: 0845 60 333 60Textphone: 0845 60 555 60Please quote ref: 00776-2007DOM-ENCouncil <strong>for</strong>DisabledChildrenCurrently, support available locally <strong>for</strong> disabled youngpeople and their families varies widely. <strong>Services</strong> arestruggling to provide timely support, share expertise andwork together effectively to support this group of youngpeople. It is essential that joined-up and comprehensiveservices are available throughout the transition processthat will enable disabled young people to grow up andlive the lives they want, to fully participate and be activemembers of their community.This guide brings together all key in<strong>for</strong>mation <strong>for</strong>professionals about the transition process. It includesin<strong>for</strong>mation on statutory duties and offers examples ofeffective practice to illustrate how services are addressinglocal need. It contains checklists, which offer in<strong>for</strong>mationon meeting key obligations and providing minimumquality standards, to support agencies in providing aframework of services to effectively meet the needs ofdisabled young people in their transition to adulthood.This guide is a starting point to give all services usefulin<strong>for</strong>mation and examples of excellent support <strong>for</strong>disabled young people and their families.Updates, further case studies and resources will beavailable on www.transitioninfonetwork.org.uk.

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