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What happens and when - Year 9 (age 13-14)

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Annual reviews from Year 9 onwards must have a focus on preparing you for adulthood. 

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New outcomes should be written into the EHC plan.  These should be around the four preparation for adulthood areas:

1. employment, education and training
2. independent living
3. community inclusion, friends and relationships
4. health

Your views and those of your family must be included.

You will choose your GCSE subjects at school. You may study other qualifications.

You may want to start thinking about post-16 options.

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You can talk to your teachers about opportunities for work placements, work experience and volunteering.

Start thinking about the life skills you need to learn.  For example:

  • travel
  • budgeting
  • cooking
  • housekeeping

Talk to your school to think about how they can help you with these. Also think about how you can practise these skills at home

You might want to think about independent travel training.  This is to help you travel from home to school on your own.

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Ask about having some funded support from Children’s Social Care.  This could help you become more independent as you get to adulthood. The Local Authority can carry out an assessment to see if you can get this. This can take place at any time / at any age, depending on what suits you best.

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Start thinking about where you might want to live as an adult.

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Think about your friends and other important people in your school and local community.

Think about what your friends mean to you and how they support you.

You may want to join a youth club, which start from age 14. Some youth clubs are for young people with SEND.

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Young people with Learning Disabilities are able to have an Annual Health Check.  This is with your GP and you can have one from age 14.  

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Talk to your doctor about the move from children to adult health services.

Sheffield Children’s Hospital uses the Ready, Steady Go questionnaires. The age of transition changes depending on what your health need is. Ready, Steady, Go should start as early as age 13-14.

Fill in Sheffield’s Health Passport which provides key information for health professionals. 

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In this section

  1. Introduction to the Transition Guide
  2. Preparing for Adulthood
  3. Sheffield's Local Offer
  4. What happens and when - Early Years (age 0-4)
  5. What happens and when - Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 (age 5-7)
  6. What happens and when - Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 (age 7-11)
  7. What happens and when - Year 7 and Year 8 (age 11-13)
  8. What happens and when - Year 9 (age 13-14)
  9. What happens and when - Year 10 (age 14-15)
  10. What happens and when - Year 11 (Age 15-16)
  11. What happens and when - Year 12 (age 16-17)
  12. What happens and when - Years 13 and 14 (Age 17-19)
  13. What happens and when - Age 19-25
  14. Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans - Transition Guide
  15. Education, Employment and Training - GCSEs and Help in Exams - Transition Guide
  16. Post 16 Education - Transition Guide
  17. A Guide to Qualifications at 16+ - Transition Guide
  18. Apprenticeships and Supported Internships - Transition Guide
  19. Things to do when not in college - Transition Guide
  20. University and Higher Education - Transition Guide
  21. Careers Advice - Transition Guide
  22. 1) Help with finding and keeping a job - Transition Guide
  23. 2) Help with finding and keeping a job - Transition Guide
  24. 3) Help with finding and keeping a job - Transition Guide
  25. Leisure - Transition Guide
  26. SEN Transport - Transition Guide
  27. Independent Travel Training
  28. Other Travel Support and useful Apps - Transition Guide
  29. Social Care Services - Transition Guide
  30. Moving from Children’s to Adult Social Care Services - Transition Guide
  31. Paying for adult social care - Transition Guide
  32. Getting a carer’s assessment for your parent/carer - Transition Guide
  33. Short Break Services - Transition Guide
  34. Direct payments for social care services - Transition Guide
  35. Housing - Transition Guide
  36. Decision making and mental capacity - Transition Guide
  37. Transitioning from Children’s Health to Adult Health Services - Transition Guide
  38. Annual Health Checks for people with a learning disability - Transition Guide
  39. Important Local NHS Health Services - Transition Guide
  40. Mental Health Services - Transition Guide
  41. 1) Finance and Benefits: Disability Living Allowance, Direct Payments and Appointeeship - Transition Guide
  42. 2) Finance and Benefits: Universal Credit - Transition Guide
  43. 3) Finance and Benefits: 16 to 19 Bursary Fund - Transition Guide
  44. 4) Finance and Benefits: Banking, Wills and Trusts and Child Benefit - Transition Guide
  45. Further help and support - Transition guide