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CHAPTER 1The transition processChapter 1: The transition processTransition protocolsDeveloping astrategic transitionprotocolDeveloping a localtransition pathwayTransition reviewsPost-16 options:education andemploymentPerson-centredapproachesDeveloping a strategic transition protocol‘a key problem leading to lack of continuity in provision across transitionstems from the different entitlement criteria and definitions between childand adult services.’ 5?WhoDisabled young people, families, directors of children’s services, directors ofadult services, primary care trust (PCT) leads, disabled children’s servicemanagers, education officers (local authority), Connexions managers, leadmembers, other health trusts (especially acute hospital), primary care leads(GP commissioning)?WhereChildren and Young People’s Strategic Partnership Board (CYPSPB) andsubgroups, children’s services, adult social care services, Connexions,Learning and Skills Council (LSC), PCT, Child and Adolescent Mental HealthServices (CAMHS), Jobcentre Plus, education forums, children’s and adulthealth servicesIntroductionDeveloping a clear, strategic, multi-agency, agreed protocol on how localservices work to meet the needs of disabled young people in their transitionto adulthood can transform the effectiveness of local support. Evidencefrom the pathfinder stage of children’s trusts development clearly showsthat in areas where time was taken to develop agreed strategies acrossagencies the ensuing work and services were improved. 6 Most areas willalready have some strategic agreements in place about who provides whichservices for disabled young people and their families at transition. It isimportant to regularly review these agreements to ensure they are stillrelevant to each agency and still meet the needs of the local population.5 Improving the LifeChances of DisabledPeople, 2005, CabinetOffice6 National Evaluation ofchildren’s trustarrangements,September 2005,University of East Anglia4Transition planning at a strategic levelMost local authorities have a strategic planning group for transition linkedinto the Children and Young Peoples Strategic Partnership Board (CYPSPB)and Learning Disability Partnership Board (LDPB). This is the main groupresponsible for developing and producing a multi-agency transition protocol.Brighton and Hove have a transition forum to serve this purpose. Theforum reports into children’s services and to the LDPB so that adult servicesand planning are also informed.
Like transition itself, developing and reviewing a protocol is an ongoingprocess which needs to be monitored and evaluated regularly. The transitionplanning group needs to include a representative number of local disabledyoung people and their families, representatives from children’s services,adult social services, health services, local colleges and the Connexionsservice as a minimum. It may also have representatives from other agenciesincluding the Children’s Information Service, independent schools andleisure services. In most areas, this group meets a few times a year to discusshow local provision is working and how it can be improved. Some localareas have access to regional transition networks, supported by regionalpartnerships, which offer a forum to share practice and learning with awider group. See Appendix 4 for an example.Effective practiceThe process of bringing a group of appropriate people together to plan,agree and implement a local strategic transition protocol is in itself achallenging piece of work. Each agency has a range of different goals andpriorities at any given time so bringing the right people together can taketime and commitment. It is therefore crucial to have a person and agencyleading in this process.SandwellChapter 1: The transition processTransition protocolsA Transition Team Manager, employed by Prospects Services Ltd,funded through Black Country Connexions has established a multiagency Transition Team to support disabled young people throughtheir transition from education to post 16 options. The managerset up and chaired a multi agency Transition Steering Group, tookon the role of Transition Champion for Sandwell LearningDisability Partnership Board and promoted the regionallydeveloped Transition Pathway with all agencies.The Transition Manager chaired a sub group with representativesfrom the SEN team, mainstream and special school staff andmainstream and LDD Connexions Personal advisers to developjoint guidelines to be used in transition planning within Sandwell.The SEN team purchased copies of the Transition Pathwaymaterials for all schools and multi agency training sessions on theuse of the Transition Pathway materials and on the jointguidelines was delivered in July. Use of the materials and planningprocesses have been recommended to all schools.Prospects have put together guidelines on the role of theConnexions Personal Advisers which incorporates the use of thepathway’s person-centred ‘Getting Ready Sheets’ to use withyoung people in their work.5
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APPENDIX 1Legislation and guidance
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