Transition planning for d/Deaf young people from mainstream schools: professionals’ views on the implementation of policy

Abstract

This article presents the experiences of professionals working with d/Deaf young people from mainstream schools through those young people’s transitions to adulthood. Transitions to further and higher education and employment and social transitions to independence are explored in the context of the transition planning process outlined in the 2001 SEN Code of Practice, with suggestions for lessons to be learned for the introduction of Education Health and Care plans in 2014. It is concluded that more consideration should be given to the specific needs of d/Deaf young people in transition planning, and the unique knowledge and experience of d/Deaf professionals should be harnessed more effectively in creating policy that affects young d/Deaf people.

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