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Fife is committed to enhancing the transitions pathway for the young people who access it.
These transition guidelines apply to young people who have additional/complex needs who have been identified by Education Services and/or Children and Families Social Work Services as requiring support post school. In Scotland, young people aged 16-17 years can be defined both as children and adults. They have adult legal capacity to make decisions, while remaining defined as children for the purposes of care, protection, wellbeing and children’s rights until age 18.
For the purpose of this guideline, the definition of complex needs is as follows:
Individuals who ‘need a high level of support with many aspects of their daily life, and relying on a range of health and social care services. This may be because of illness, disability, broader life circumstances or a combination of these. Complex needs may be present from birth or develop over the course of a person's life, and may fluctuate’ (NICE).
Explore what good transitions look like for young people aged 14-25 with additional support needs, and discover how to play your part with confidence and care.
