title: Handling the transfer to secondary school.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bull
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003142:Communication; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D012574:Schools; D012944:Social Support