Bolton – “It’s not working!”
Bolton: Connected education settings for the most vulnerable children in Bolton
“It’s not working!” Deborah Butler, Transition and Inclusion Lead
A group of primary, secondary, and special headteachers formed a working party to talk about transition, in Bolton Council. They came to a startling conclusion “it’s not working”.
Deborah Butler, Transition and Inclusion Lead, and the team at Bolton wanted to address the complexities of student transition, recognising the lack of consistency, workload and the need for accurate and consistent information transfer between schools to avoid pupils falling through the cracks.
Before the collaboration with SixIntoSeven, Bolton schools faced a lack of uniformity in the transition processes. Deborah, reflecting on the earlier state, highlighted the confusion and complexity arising from endless spreadsheets various transition forms and procedures.