The Transition Toolkit 'Helping you support a child through change' from Autism Education Trust is a summary of the common issues surrounding transition for young people on the autism spectrum, as well as a guide to the considerations that should be taken by those supporting them. It offers some practical strategies to support transition periods as well as provide a list of useful links to other organisations and support materials.

Transition is not just about major changes that occur in phases throughout life. There are many transitions that occur during a typical day. For example, from one task to another; moving from one room to another; from home to school/ college; inside to outside; class time to break time. As life moves from babyhood to childhood to adolescence to adulthood, so are there many transitions: from home to nursery, to school, to secondary school, to college, to life beyond. Many people find changes difficult, even more so those on the autism spectrum.

As schools and colleges are starting to welcome increasing numbers of pupils back to their settings. Managing the transition back to school addresses some of what the research tells us about the challenges faced by children and young people during the coronavirus crisis, and looks towards preparation and support to be implemented now and once children and young people return to school. 

EPS - Advice for Schools Transition Booklet provides advice on how schools can support their children and young people in managing the transition back to school. Research suggests that many children and young people can find the transition between schools unsettling and stressful. Following the current Public Health Crisis (Covid-19) it is likely that many children and young people will experience similar feelings when they return to school once social isolation ends, especially those who are vulnerable, have special educational needs, or are moving to a new school.

EPS - COVID-19 Back to School PowerPoint has been provided by Shropshire EPS to be delivered in school by the SENCo. The presentation has been designed to offer schools some support around thinking about the needs of the children/young people and how they will need to be supported in transition back into school or their new class.

A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and life for our children and schools post pandemic is built on the 5 Levers, as a systematic, relationships-based approach to reigniting the flame of learning in each child. Many children will return to school disengaged. School may seem irrelevant after a long period of isolation, living with a background of silent fear, always wondering if the day will come when the silence speaks and your life is changed forever. Our quest, our mission as educators, should be to journey with that child through a process of re-engagement, which leads them back to their rightful status as a fully engaged, authentic learner.

Shropshire Provision for SEND - A Guide for Mainstream Schools is a guidance booklet for ALL school practitioners working with children and young people.