Transition & Inter-School Meetings

Dear SENCos

As in past years, we are planning to run our Secondary ASD Transition Project again for our Tonbridge and Malling Schools. We hope that this will provide your school with the tools and resources to secure a successful transition for your ASD pupils to their secondary school placements.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer schools funding for the pupils taking part in the project, but we hope that schools will still be able to prioritise this important transition work for their ASD pupils.

Schools are not required to get an Agreement to Engage form completed by parents, however, the parents should still give permission and be aware of their child’s participation in the project.

The programme will follow the following format:

·         Thursday, May 19, 2022, 9.30 – 11.00 am

Both Primary and Secondary school SENCos meet virtually to go through the Transition Project Booklet for this year and discuss the plan for the rollout of the project. A Teams link to the launch meeting will be sent to those registering their pupils and confirming their participation in the project.

        Friday, June 17, 2022,       1.30 – 3.00 pm

A virtual surgery for SENCos will be available to review progress and address any issues around transition that schools have identified. A flyer with details regarding this will be sent out in Term 6.

Please complete the booking form below, with your details and on the second page the details of the student you are registering. One form per student, please.

If you have any questions please email admin@stls.nexusschool.org.uk.

Looking forward to working with you all once again on this very successful project.

Yours sincerely

Mrs Judi Beggs

District Co-ordinator STLS Tonbridge and Malling

Booking Form

Supporting Transition Information

This opportunity is for staff from Preschool settings to meet with School SENCos and Reception class teachers to begin the transition process for children moving from preschool to school in September 2022.
There will be refreshments and room for conversations between settings and schools to discuss individual children, considering how best to support their transition to school. Transition resources will be available alongside STLS EY Staff to discuss and plan transitions 

Please complete the booking form below and return it to admin@stls.nexusschool.org.uk

DATES & VENUES 

• May 26, 2022 - 2.30-2.30pm for Tonbridge settings and schools 

Nexus Foundation Special School, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, TN11 8AA 

• June 7, 2022 - 12.30-2.30pm for Malling Schools and Settings 

Ditton Community Centre, Kiln Barn Rd, Ditton, Aylesford ME20 6AH  

Booking Form EY Transition Meeting

Dear Tonbridge and Malling SENCo’s,

YEAR  6/7 TRANSITION

The Tonbridge and Malling  STLS Service are again running our SEMH transition project which will provide extra support for your vulnerable Year 6 children as they move to their new secondary school.  As in previous years, this will include support from Yogi, our therapy dog, as well as liaison between primary and secondary schools, which will continue into Terms 1 and 2 of next year.

The children eligible for this project would be:

• Pupils that are currently open to STLS with the SEMH Team who are likely to be vulnerable during the transition to secondary school

• Pupils that are not currently open to STLS but may be considered vulnerable e.g. at risk of school refusal, high anxiety, disengaged and have social difficulties.

If you feel you have pupils who are eligible for this, please:

• Seek Parental consent  - link below

• Collate information, including destination school  on the attached information  spreadsheet and return to jenny.gray@stls.nexusschool.org.uk and Paula.leyland.@stls.nexusschool.org.uk before Wednesday 25^th of May 2022. 

We are currently adapting and updating the project and liaising with secondary schools to establish their engagement. We are also collating any existing transition work from other agencies. PLEASE NOTE that pupils with an ASD diagnosis should join the ASD Transition Project (unless otherwise discussed with Judi Beggs).

If you have children who are identified as being eligible, please send out the letter below to parents. We look forward to hearing from you and working with you soon.

Best Wishes,

The SEMH Team

Nexus School

01732 771384 x 2055

Parent Letter

Student Information Collection Master