Information for families of children due to move to Secondary School in September 2025 (date of birth between 1.9.13 and 31.8.14) or the following year.

Our Voice is holding 2 videoconference sessions in conjunction with SENDIASS and the Enfield SEN Team looking at the transfer to Secondary School for children with SEND on Tuesday 15th October and Wednesday 23rd October. 

You can see the presentation from these sessions here. This also includes links to lots of other relevant information (especially slides 19 to 21).

• For children with an EHCP the deadline for confirming your preference is 18th October  
• For children without an ECHP applications must be submitted by 31st October. 
• This booklet sets out the processes for children with an EHCP, and this booklet gives information about all special schools and other specialist provisions in Enfield. 
• Details of mainstream schools in Enfield can be found here.

You may also find it useful to look at these resources for preparing for the transfer to secondary school. 

Information on the Contact website here and you also can Listen to Contact's podcast episode about applying to a secondary school place. 

• Guide for parents 
• Guide for children (Easy Read) 

Additional guidance:  

• Guide for teachers preparing Autistic children for the transfer to secondary from the Advisory Service for Autism 
• Guide for teachers supporting children with SEND to transfer to secondary school
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