16 weeks · 6 sessions · Online / in-person

Secondary School Transition

Moving up to secondary can feel like a cliff edge. Across six 45-minute sessions, a SEND teacher works with you from summer term to autumn half-term, planning before the move, checking the first week and helping your child settle by half-term.

A written plan after every sessionEvenings and weekends includedVetted, DBS-checked UK specialists
£60£80a session
6-session programme
£360 all-in · save £120
£480 booked separately
  • 6 sessions of 1:1 time (4h 30m)
  • Booked at your own pace
  • Save £120 on booking the sessions separately
  • Switch specialist anytime

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This programme includes

Week 1 · Session one

Transition planning with current school

  • You and the specialist build a transition plan with the current school
  • You leave with a plan for the move to secondary school
Week 3 · Session two

Information transfer to new SENCO

  • You and the specialist prepare key information for the new SENCO
  • You leave with key information ready to pass to the new SENCO
Week 5 · Session three

Summer preparation and travel training

  • You and the specialist plan summer preparation and travel practice
  • You leave with summer and travel practice mapped out
Week 7 · Practice week: Optional in-person walkthrough of the new school with your child.
Week 9 · Practice week: Optional in-person travel practice, plus the summer activities you agreed.
Week 11 · Session four

Week one transition review

  • You and the specialist review how the first school week has gone
  • You identify what needs attention after the first week
Week 14 · Session five

Timetable, homework and friendship review

  • You and the specialist troubleshoot timetable, homework and friendship difficulties
  • You leave with practical next steps for each difficulty
Week 16 · Session six

Half-term review and support escalation

  • You and the specialist review progress and whether support is in place
  • You plan ahead, including EHCP advice when support is missing

The research behind it

The move to secondary school is a recognised cliff edge for neurodivergent and SEND children. This programme uses structured transition planning: agreeing a plan before the move, briefing the new SENCO, preparing gradually through visits and travel practice, then following up during the early weeks. This is specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment. Session 1 includes a screen that routes anything needing clinical help to the GP, NHS or CAMHS.

How we'll know it worked

Success means your child is attending, finding their way around and feeling more settled by half-term. Your goals are scored from 0 to 10 in session 1 and again at the final review, shown side by side with the weekly tracking.

  • Attendance percentage once term starts.
  • A weekly settling rating from your child and from you.
  • A friendship and homework check at the half-term review.
  • Two or three goals scored from 0 to 10 at the start and end.

Is this for me?

September feels too close

Your child is in Year 6 and primary support took years to get right.

You want to start in the summer term, before the move becomes urgent.

The practical bits feel huge

A bigger site, travelling alone, a timetable and many teachers all need preparing for.

You want to practise the route and make the summer useful without overwhelming your child.

School must know your child

You do not want the new school starting from zero in September.

You want the new SENCO briefed, then support checked through to half-term.

Just want one conversation before the Year 6 transition meeting? School meeting prep fits better.

£60£80a session6 sessions · 4h 30m of 1:1 time · a written plan after each

No waiting lists, specialists on-demand

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Dr Helen Marsh, Educational PsychologistHCPC verified4.9

Dr Helen Marsh

Educational Psychologist

Helps families understand assessments and build a clear plan, without the jargon.

EHCP supportAutism
£80 / session
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Mei Chen, Speech & Language TherapistRCSLT verified5.0

Mei Chen

Speech & Language Therapist

Gentle, play-based sessions that build confidence and communication at home.

Speech delayStammering
£80 / session
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Sophie Bennett, Occupational TherapistHCPC verified4.8

Sophie Bennett

Occupational Therapist

Practical sensory and motor strategies that fit into real, busy family routines.

Sensory needsADHD
£80 / session
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A programme of 1:1 video sessions with a vetted UK specialist, with the same continuity throughout.

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This is specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment. Session 1 always screens for anything that needs your GP, NHS or CAMHS first, and we tell you straight away if it does.

Common questions

Who attends, and are the sessions online?

The six parent sessions are online with the same SEND teacher, and your child does not attend them. Where a specialist is available locally, you can separately arrange and pay for an optional school walkthrough with your child and optional travel-training practice runs over the summer.

What if it does not work?

The half-term review says so plainly. A different programme or specialist may fit better, a discounted top-up block may help if six sessions were too short, or you will get a written GP or CAMHS referral summary for a clinical need. If the promised school support is still missing, your SEND teacher can escalate you to EHCP advice.

What if we are already past the summer term?

The usual shape is six sessions over about 16 weeks, from summer term to autumn half-term. If the place was confirmed late, your SEND teacher will use the same milestones and focus first on what needs doing before day one, then the first week and settling by half-term.

What are the baseline and screen for?

In session 1, you set two or three goals in your own words and score each from 0 to 10, so you can compare them with the half-term review. This is specialist guidance for parents, not diagnosis or treatment, and the screen routes anything needing clinical help to the GP, NHS or CAMHS.

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