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This webcast will focus on the importance of building trusting relationships with children in transition, settling children with SEND into the school or setting after lockdown and the need for a child-centred approach.
Julie is a qualified social worker who has worked to improve opportunities for disabled people for many years. She has worked in a number of local authorities, and started her career in social care working for the Inner London Education Authority as a "Residential Houseparent!"
Julie was on a secondment from Surrey County Council for 2 days a week to support the Preparing for Adulthood Team with its work, and successfully gained a full-time post with the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) as the Delivery Manager for the programme in April 2015.
Her particular passion is how we ensure disabled young people have the same opportunities as their non-disabled peers. She has worked in the field of "Transition" for around 20 years and worked on the National Transition Support Programme, and Aspirations for Life as a consultant with Paradigm.
Julie believes that person centred approaches provide the key to ensuring disabled young people and their families are central to any plans for their future, and that the best services are those that are designed by those who are going to use them.
The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families has produced a timetable of activities and resources linked to themes and events happening during the Summer term.
Chief Executive Officer of Pathways Education Ltd, Claire leads a fast-growing organisation that serves children and young adults not in formal schooling, to help them re-engage with learning, life and beyond. Underpinned by the values of Wellbeing, Connection and Empowerment, Claire’s work relentlessly focuses on re-imagining education to ensure all young adults have the opportunity, skills, and support to transition into high aiming paid employment in their adult lives.
Formally the CEO of DFN Project SEARCH and DFN Foundation, Claire is an experienced senior leader and public speaker with an extensive background in education, innovative curriculum design and best practice supported employment. Experienced chair and board member, Claire currently holds a number of non-exec trustee roles, one with a specialist school with the primary responsibility for safeguarding, and one with DFN Project SEARCH.
Claire supports many national workstreams around evidence-based transition to employment provision and is currently an external advisor to a large-scale national charity as well as sitting on a number of APPG groups around assistive technology and supported internships.
Written by Katie Hickin
The ADHD Foundation in conjunction with NHS London CAMHS have produced ‘A Teenager’s Guide to ADHD’, a guide and workbook for teenagers living with ADHD.
April 2025
As Strategic Reform Partner to the Department for Education (DfE), the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) are gathering evidence on how post-16 settings are making their settings more inclusive and meeting the needs of of young people.
Linda is a Senior Development Advisor with NDTi. Linda worked for the Valuing People Team from the beginning of 2002 until March 2011. She was the London regional adviser and the lead for transition. In 2008 Linda became the joint programme manager for Getting a Life while continuing to lead on transition for the Team.
Linda previously managed special educational needs’ services in the London Borough of Hackney and before that she was a teacher. From 1986 to 1994, Linda was an elected councillor in the London Borough of Newham where she led the policy of inclusive education.
She is the parent of a woman with a learning disability. Linda is now working with the National Development Team for Inclusion.
This webinar focuses on guidance to work and support parents during their child's transition back to school.
A report commission by the Local Government Association, the Association of Colleges and Natspec has set out key recommendations for improving post-16 High Needs provision.
This training, delivered by our EYSEND Partner CDC, will support practitioners to understand sensory processing differences and create sensory environments conducive to learning
A webinar giving advice and ideas on how to support transition for pupils with SEND using materials produced by Whole School SEND.
The All Party Parliamentary group for SEND have issued their report into the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on educational transitions for young people with SEND
On International Women’s Day, Kamal Bodhanker, Head of International Development at nasen, reflects on how COVID-19 is threatening girls’ education globally.
This webinar explores key strategies that support effective transitions from Year 6 to Year 7 for pupils with SEND.
Senior Manager - Progression, Transition and Removal of Barriers
Kelly leads on The Careers and Enterprise Companies work to remove barriers for young people and support work on progression and transition and works closely with the network of Careers Hubs across the country who support the education institutions in their area. As a qualified Teacher and experienced in working with young people 11-19 in a variety of settings Kelly is passionate about ensuring all young people have access to the support, they need to make their best next step when approaching key transition points. Kelly is also a Governor at 2 Alternative provisions in the North East.
In this webcast, we will look at the importance of transitions for young children with SEND.
Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT) with the Department for Education (DfE) are holding an event to hear from young people with lived experience of visual impairment (VI) about their experiences of moving into post 16 education and what needs to be improved.
A consultation has been announced today into the government approach on reforms to the National Funding Formula (NFF) and the plans to transition away from local formulae to all schools’ funding allocations being determined directly by the NFF.
Dr Emily Bennett, Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Dr Gemma Costello, Educational Psychologist National ABI in Learning in Education Forum (N-ABLES)