TRANSITION FROM POST-PRIMARY SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
This project was undertaken to identify existing practices for preparing students with intellectual disabilities between the ages of 16 – 18 years for transition from post-primary schooling to post school options.
The project was funded by the National Council for Special Education and the aims of the study were to identify:
1. What schools and primary stakeholders understand by transition
2. What planning processes are used as part of transition
3. The types of school based transition programmes that are being implemented
4. What options are open to students with intellectual disabilities when transitioning from school
5. What students and families would like included in the transition process
6. What challenges get in the way of successful transition
7. What possibilities there might be for the future development of transition planning and programming in school based settings
8. How transition and potential future employment opportunities can be configured
9. Where students with intellectual disabilities, aged 16-18 years, are located in the school system in terms of placement and programmes.
