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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ830570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0968-7912
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Handling the Transfer to Secondary School
Bull, Elaine
Down Syndrome Research and Practice, v12 n2 p112-117 Oct 2008
The transfer to secondary education can be an anxious time and planning ahead can help. This article offers practical advice about what to consider, when to start planning and discusses many of the issues involved in the transition to later schooling. Written from the perspective of the English school system, many of the issues and principles are broadly applicable.
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Planning, Anxiety, School Choice, Student Needs, Special Needs Students, Mainstreaming, Parent Responsibility, Disabilities, Educational Environment, Inclusive Schools, Special Schools, Down Syndrome
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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