A practical workshop exploring the sensory, relational, organisational, and emotional demands of transitions across the day and across phases of education.
A sensory integration informed look at transitions within and between educational settings.
This workshop looks at the sensory, relational, emotional, and organisational demands involved in transitions. It covers both small daily transitions and larger educational transitions such as nursery to school, primary to secondary, or changes in placement. It is designed to help participants strengthen continuity, reduce distress, and support participation at times when needs often become more visible.
Learning outcomes:
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- describe why transitions may be especially challenging for some children and young people
- identify sensory, relational, organisational, and emotional demands within transition points
- discuss practical supports for transitions across the day and across phases of education
- reflect on how transition planning could be strengthened in their own practice
- identify one way to make transition recommendations more participation-focused
Participants will learn it through transition-focused teaching, discuss it with peers across school contexts, apply it to familiar transition points, reflect on current planning approaches, and take it back into practice through clearer support recommendations.