Moving on up: helping your child with additional needs transition to secondary school

Moving on up: helping your child with additional needs transition to secondary school

On 3 March, parent carers across England and Wales – who care for a child without an Education, Health and Care plan (EHC) plan or Independent Development Plan (IDP) – learnt what secondary school their child will go to in September. (In Northern Ireland, post-primary school places will be sent out on 10 May and in Scotland no offers are made as councils decide where pupils are placed.) Moving to secondary school is a big step for any child, but…