From the outset our focus is on building a constructive and co-operative relationship between Aspire Academy and the transferring student’s host school and/or the Local Authority service managing the transition.
To provide the student with the best possible chance to integrate well and maximise the opportunities presented by Aspire Academy, the transfer process will be underpinned by a Commissioning Contract Link to support our policy and procedures for effective transition.
Admissions Policies are available here; https://asp.hslt.academy/admissions-information/
We have a transparent commissioning protocol with clearly defined stages for collecting information to ensure a successful transition into Aspire Academy. The stages within the protocol include:
Aspire Academy and its service partners recognise that not all students referred will necessarily thrive within the ethos and culture of the alternative provision offered and that for some young people other forms of provision will be more suitable e.g. some ‘gifted and talented’ students may have distinctly different aspirations despite the underlying reasons for their referral. For this reason there will be a full induction offered on the basis of a temporary placement so that the suitability of the placement can be assessed.
From the start we will initiate and maintain a formal parent/carer partnership which will be supported rigorously by our staff, even in the face of potential reluctance in the first instance. Home – Aspire Liaison Officers (HALOs) will be seen as central to the success of each student’s progress and achievement.
Children and young people aged 10-16 can obtain a placement at Aspire Academy following a referral by a Local Authority, or from a maintained school or Academy. It is required that students referred from maintained schools and Academies.
All students will be placed on the role of Aspire
On acceptance of the referral by the Aspire Academy, the Commissioner will enter into a contractual arrangement with Aspire Academy to secure the placement.
Once a referral is accepted, the student will be invited to Aspire Academy to discuss their induction programme and Individual Learning Plan.
It should be noted that children who have an Education and Health Care Plan which names Aspire Academy as the appropriate school to meet those needs will be allocated places in the first instance.
Students transferring from other institutions/areas will be integrated into Aspire Academy within the following guidelines:
Commissioners will assess a student’s educational and additional needs including a risk assessment. Commissioners will discuss potential referrals with Aspire Academy where they are uncertain that all the needs of a child or young person can be met by Aspire Academy to help determine whether a referral should be made. If a Commissioner’s assessment process concludes that a referral to Aspire Academy will appropriately meet a student’s needs, the Commissioner will complete a Referral Form and submit this to Aspire Academy.
On acceptance of the referral by the Aspire Academy, the Commissioner will enter into a contractual arrangement with Aspire Academy to secure the placement.
Once a referral is accepted, the student will be invited to Aspire Academy to discuss their induction programme and Individual Learning Plan.
It should be noted that children who have an Education and Health Care Plan which names Aspire Academy as the appropriate school to meet those needs will be allocated places in the first instance.
Any student transferring from another school is assessed by the SENCO on arrival through a variety of diagnostic tests.
That the advice from the previous school is highly valued.
