Post 16 Transition for Students with ASC
Transition from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5
The step up from Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5 is a significant one and it is really important that both you and your child fully understand what the options are. The options are:
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Key Stage 5 @ Grange Park School (Wrotham),
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One of the college partnerships: Grange Park @ Mid-Kent (Medway or Maidstone) or Hadlow College.
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Find another educational provider or employment
Finding employment is a rare occurrence and we therefore encourage pupils to access a vocational course at one of our college partnerships. Attending college opens up personal horizons and, with the support of Grange Park staff, pupils do well.
For pupils not yet ready to access college, we do provide an interim course at the Wrotham Site.
The transition process
The process begins in Year 9 when we discuss transition to Key Stage 5 in the EHCP review. Over the next two years we work to ensure that you and your child are well informed about the different options and what needs to be done to achieve a successful transition into Key Stage 5.
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Year 9: Transition Review
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Year 10: parents and pupils invited to attend an information sharing session about college.
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Year 10: pupils attend a Taster Day at the colleges.
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Year 11: parents’ visits to Mid-Kent College Medway, Mid-Kent College Maidstone and Hadlow College)
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Year 11: support with College applications and interviews
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Year 11: Taster Days
Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5 Transition Timeline
Date |
What Happens |
What You Need To Do |
End of September |
1) Pupils talk with staff about College & KS5 options 2) Pupils send questions to College staff and current students |
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Early December |
Open evening for parents and pupils to visit colleges and attend information sharing session |
Complete response form to attend the relevant open day Attend
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December |
1) Pupils make provisional college course choices 2) Pupils to have created Personal Statements Pupils’ personal statements and data sharing letter are sent home for parents to approve |
Discuss this with your child at home
Check your child’s personal statement and send with an approval form. |
January |
Teachers provide predicted grades for Year 11-14 pupils. These are sent home. Applications to college made by Grange Park Staff |
Complete and return consent form agreeing to course choice. |
February/March |
Pupils will receive letter inviting them for an interview |
Inform the school of time and date as well as any difficulties with appointment time/date. |
March/April |
Interviews for college courses. Pupils are supported by GPS staff |
Take your child to and collect from college. N.B. Parents are not invited to be in the interview. |
April/May |
Pupils receive a confirmation letter of the offer from college |
Share letters you get with school. |
May |
KCC transport form is sent home to be completed. Q&A session for parents |
Complete and send form with letter Attend if needed |
June/July |
Pupils have transition days to college/KS5 Wrotham. |
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Throughout The Year |
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EHCP Transition Targets set in Yr10, Yr11 and KS5 |
Discuss possible transition options with your child and bring those ideas to their EHCP annual review. |
Careers Advice for Year 10, 11 and KS5 |
Reports from career advisor will be sent home |
Come and look at the provisions
Tours of the school and colleges run regularly throughout the year. These are often at 16:00 so as to provide a quiet opportunity to look around the facilities and more opportunity to ask questions. There is also a virtual tour on the school website in the About Us page.
What if Grange Park @ College or Wrotham are not appropriate provisions
You will need to research the local provisions and then, if there is no appropriate local provision, the national provisions. We are happy to discuss the KS5 and Post-19 provisions with you and provide you with support through this process. If you believe a national specialist college or other non-Kent County Council provision will be best for your child then we recommend starting this by identifying it as the preferred placement in the Year 10 EHCP.
Specialist Colleges can be found using www.natspec.org.uk