Destinations Post 19
At Heaton School, staff work closely with parents and carers alongside other professionals to ensure that the transition from school to post 19 provision is as smooth and successful for each young person as is possible. Our young people at Heaton School may choose to transition into a range of options once leaving school including further learning or supported work, supported living and/or personalised day services.
Conversations regarding Year 14 transition will start in earnest once a young person starts year 12 (post 16) at Heaton School. We do however encourage a general conversation around each students (and families/carers) views and aspirations from year 7 as we strongly feel these conversations help support our students journey through education.
The annual EHCP review meeting is the ideal time to introduce and discuss ideas around what is on offer for each young person once they leave school in alignment with their needs and aspirations.
If looking at the option of further learning at a college, we encourage parents and carers to start looking in earnest at the local options at the start of year 13, completing visits/tours, attendance at open days as well as starting to make applications. Further conversations and discussion will be had at the year 13 annual review with the local authority attending the review in year 14 to start making the necessary changes to each students EHCP ready for transition.
Over recent years, our leavers have transitioned very successfully to a number of colleges.
- Cheadle College; Choices Course and Supported Internships
- Seashell College
- David Lewis College
- Bridge College
- Aquinas College - Pathways offer
Over the last few years, Pure Innovations have opened and expanded on their own college provision in the centre of Stockport offering educational programmes to develop future life skills and employability skills for young people with an EHCP. Details can be found on their website.
Cheadle College and Aquinas College are encouraged to be the first destinations for most students if they can meet the individual students needs. If local colleges cannot meet the need, then independent providers will assess students.
Contact details and links to course information for local post 19 provision in Stockport can be found below.
Cheadle College (part of the Trafford Group)
Choices Course
Beth Roche - Programme Leader
0161 486 4600
E: Beth.Roche@tcg.ac.uk
Aquinas College
Pathways Course
Susan Marks – Head of Subject
Pathways SEND Provision
0161 483 3237
W: http://www.aquinas.ac.uk/courses/pathways
Seashell Trust(Royal College Manchester)
Simon Robson – Family Services Coordinator
0161 610 0100
E: Simon.Robson@seashelltrust.org.uk
Bridge College
Sally Khan – Admissions and Transitions Administrator
Phone: 0161 487 4293
W: https://www.togethertrust.org.uk/special-education/bridge–college
David Lewis Centre
Angie Fisher – Principal
01565 640186
Pure College
Kaylie Crompton - Head of College
E. kaylie.crompton@pureinnovations.co.uk
W. www.pureinnovations.co.uk/pure-college
For further information on the Stockport Local offer please see:
Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) local offer - Stockport Council
For further support or guidance with regard to the transition process for school leavers at Heaton School, please contact a member of the Senior Leadership team by calling 0161 4321931.
