Ealing Council has been asked to provide a report on transition planning for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), including the move from primary to secondary school and planning for future employment. This request signals the council's intent to address potential shortcomings in the current transition planning processes for these children.
The request came during a meeting of the Children's Services Scrutiny Panel on Tuesday, 8 July 2025, where members discussed panel operations, as outlined in the Childrens Services Scrutiny Panel Operations 2025-2026 document. The panel requested that the report also consider how businesses and other third parties could contribute to transition planning. While the specific types of businesses or third parties and their potential roles are not detailed in the meeting summary, the report aims to explore these possibilities.
Councillors S Ahmed, V Alexander, K Crawford, H Kaur Dheer, H Haili (Chair), A Jammu, J Oxley (Vice-Chair), G Quansah and K Sahota were all in attendance.
