So, what happens whe n they finish school?

[TopBitch]

I'm getting nervous, what do I do with dd when she stops school? What age requirement do your childrens school have (for leaving I mean)? Do the schools have leaving programs or anything?

DD is 12, so I have a while left, but I'm still wondering?

My best friend has a son with DS who has just started a 2 year BTEC life skiils course at college

He is 16 and really enjoying it

dd is 13 and I have just received a big wad of stuff to read about transition. hopefully she will stay at her school untill 19.
I am also meeting with the SW to get and idea of SS involvement.

Is she in Special School or mainstream TB? My mum teaches 14-16 year olds in an SLD school and most go onto some sort of college course. The school should have info. Do Adult Opportunity Centres still exist?

My son is 15 and the school has a FE unit up to age 19 - I know not all schools have this set up but it's worth asking whats about in your area and the first place to ask would be your existing school. There is a website www.natspec.org.uk that my social worker suggested to me that is supposed to be helpful for following on from school (16) with colleges etc. You should have a transition worker from social services get involved at age 14 and they should attend the school reviews etc and be able to inform you on whats out there - hope this helps!