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Sunderland's Preparing for Adulthood Pathway and Protocol

The Children and Families Act 2014 has brought about the most extensive changes to support for children and young people who have a special educational need and disability (SEND) for decades.  The legislation delivers a clear message that agencies must work together to provide careful preparation, multi-agency planning and excellent communication to ensure that young people who have SEND get the support they need so they can move from child, to young person, to adult as seamlessly as possible. 

Partners across education, health and social care have a key role to play in helping all children and young people with a learning difficulty and/or disability (LDD) prepare well for the transition to adulthood.  Sunderland have developed a protocol that sets out to address the roles, responsibilities and accountability for all partners whilst making sure the child, young person and their parent(s)/carer(s) are at the heart of the process.

This protocol will be used to ensure that a person centred, partnership approach to transition planning is key to its success.  The individual outcomes we aim to achieve with children and young people will enable them to take their place as adult citizens where their contribution to their local community is valued.

You can view and download a copy of the protocol by using the link on this page.

This Protocol is currently being reviewed and updated now Sunderland's new company Together for Children have taken over resposibility for Children's Services on behalf of Sunderland City Council.  Once the new document has been finalised it will be available to downloan here. 

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