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Transition
What is transition?
Transition is when young people ages 14 – 25 with disabilities and complex needs, move from children’s to adult services in Social Care, Health Care and Education. The Local Education Authority is now part of Children’s Services, and this includes the service previously known as Connexions.
For young people with disabilities and their families the transition from school can seem particularly daunting. From the age of 14 (Year 9), all young people are supported by their school to consider their options for further education and career choices.
For young people with a Statement of Special Educational Needs the transition process starts at the Annual Review in Year 9. While the young person remains in school, annual reviews will continue until their 19th birthday. For young people who choose to attend a Further Education College after the age of 16, the arrangements for funding and support will change. The Year 12 review marks another key stage in transition, as this review will link to the move in social services, at age 18, from Children’s to Adult Services.
News
The Hampshire Connexions website and youth pages on Hantsweb have now been redirected to YouthTube. You will now be able to find any information that was on these sites on YouthTube.
