Coordinate partnerships with community, trade and tertiary providers, and learning support agencies
Suggestion for implementing the strategy ‘Support effective transitions’
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Coordinate community partnership
Coordinate community partnership
Establish an advisory team to:
- share students’ aspirations and interests with community, employer, and tertiary representatives
- build shared understanding of student diversity
- identify and coordinate opportunities and shared programmes for students such as tertiary high school
- identify possible community mentors for students
- keep the school up-to-date with community plans and priorities
- monitor and refine the effectiveness of school-wide transition support for all students.
Ensure a diverse representation of students is included in the team.
Find community mentors
Find community mentors
A community mentor or supporter beyond immediate family can have a positive impact on students' confidence and access to opportunities.
Let your community know you are always looking for local people who:
- will be good advocates and allies
- can provide practical help (with transport, for example)
- can help solve problems
- can be a mentor
- can support students to find relevant information
- are good listeners.
Plan successful transitions
Plan successful transitions
Principal, Peter Heron describes how to support successful student transitions into the workforce.
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Partner with established support services
Partner with established support services
Work in partnership with those professionals already in established relationships with students and whānau, such as:
- resource teachers of learning and behaviour, resource teachers of literacy, and learning support staff
- resource teachers: vision
- resource teachers for the deaf
- Physical Disability Service, including occupational therapists and physiotherapists
- psychological, psycho-social or chronic mental health services, Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu The Correspondence School, Regional Health Schools, and Youth Services.
Utilise their experience and networks in the development of inclusive school-wide processes.
Partner with tertiary learning support teams
Partner with tertiary learning support teams
Utilise their experience to:
- build greater understanding of the skills and competencies students will need when they transition to tertiary education
- increase opportunities for more personalised transition processes responsive to each student’s needs.
Useful resources
Useful resources
Ministry of Social Development National Contracts Advisors
This is a list of contact details for the providers in your area who can support students with low-to-moderate learning needs as they transition from school to adulthood.
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Careers NZ – Practitioners
This section of the Careers NZ website has a range of information for teachers about careers support.
Publisher: Careers NZ
Youth Service – Find your nearest provider
This site provides links to youth services that offer one-to-one coaching for students in work and study options. It also lists health and social support services.
Publisher: Youth Service
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