Early Years

Bolton School Transition in School 23.1.26 TD

This module aims to provide you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan successful transitions for autistic pupils.
Date
23 January, 2026
Time
09:30:AM - 11:00:AM
Organiser
Venue telephone number
Venue

Lever Edge Lane
Bolton
BL33HH
United Kingdom

Local authority location of training
  • Bolton

Who is this module aimed at? 

This module is for any member of staff working with autistic pupils aged 5-16 in mainstream and specialist schools.   

Description  

Research shows that successful transitions for both autistic children and their neurotypical peers, address barriers related to new environments, structures, routines, heightened levels of anxiety and fears over bullying. However, these factors are exacerbated in autistic children and young people (Makin et al, 2017). 

This module aims to provide you with the knowledge, skills and understanding to plan transitions and implement processes to improve the education and wellbeing of children in the schools.   

Module aims 

This module aims to equip you with an understanding of: 

  • What we mean by transitions and the range of transitions encountered across the Primary and Secondary phases of education in schools.  
  • The impact of transitions on the education and well-being of autistic children and young people and reasons they may require specific enhanced transition support. 
  • How to support autistic children and young people effectively with transitions in schools.   

Learning Objectives  

After completing the module, you will be able to: 

  • Identify examples of school transitions and understand whether these might be described as ‘macro’ or ‘micro’.  
  • Understand the demands of transitions across the Primary and Secondary school phases for all children but especially autistic children and young people. 
  • Be able to identify why autistic children and young people require enhanced support to reduce the negative impact of transitions on their education and well-being. 
  • Apply knowledge of the strategies that can be used to support autistic children and young people with transitions in schools.

Session length

The length of the training session will depend on the training partner delivering the session. Please get in touch with them directly to enquire about this. If you can't see their contact details, please search for your local training partner and enquire. 

Who is this aimed at:
This module is for
any member of staff working with autistic pupils aged 5 16 in both mainstream and
specialist schools
Description:
Research shows that successful transitions for all children and young people, including autistic and
neurotypical peers, address barriers related to new environments, structures, routines, heightened anxiety,
and concerns about bullying. These factors are often exacerbated in autistic children and young people
(Makin et al.,
This module aims to provide delegates with the
knowledge, skills, and understanding to plan transitions
and implement processes that improve the education and wellbeing of children in schools.
Aims
This module aims to equip delegates with an understanding of:
What is meant by
transitions and the range of transitions encountered across the Primary and Secondary
phases of education.
The
impact of transitions on the education and wellbeing of autistic children and young people, and why
they may require specific enhanced transition support
How to
support autistic children and young people effectively during transitions in schools.