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SEN Passport help!

liloctoplot

Hi, 

I'm going off on maternity leave soon and am wanting to write a passport for the child I work with so the cover 1:1, when they are appointed, will have all the information they need in a more manageable document than the folders and folders of repetitive, large documents we have.  I've heard of a passport before and that they are excellent for transitions. This will be a great help especially as my child is moving schools this year too.
I have looked on the Internet for examples and have found one document that is frequently mentioned. From that I've established that it ideally needs to include information on what the child likes, dislikes, times when more likely to stress, triggers and a piece  from the child about them self. Can anyone tell me anything else I should include? Does anyone have any tips on writing a passport? 
Thanks 
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  • I have not specificly heard of this, but I think it is a brilliant idea and it is good that you want to help the person you work with so much.

    I am trying to think of when I was in a similar situation, someone who was amazing was working with me from as soon as they came back from maternity leave untill they went on maternty leave again. (10 months in total with me) 

    Have you thought about asking the child themselves what they would like to include? I wrote a 'about me' list when I moved to collage which I think helped me learn about myself more than it helped them help me but if you worked with the child and got their imput into it I think that would really help. I know you mention a bit from the child already but I think if you spoke to them it would help them feel more involved in the transition and help them to know that you are doing everything you can to help even though you are going. 

    When I wrote mine I was still in school and I sat in a lesson and imagined we had a new teacher but that everything else was exactly the same. I then asked myself "what would I want this teacher to know about me that would make this new situation easier for me"? I would then write this answer down in the lesson and eventually put it alltogether in one document. Another similar version of the question but with the usual teacher is "what does this teacher do to help me because they know about me?" Then write that down so the new person would be able to help you the same way.  
    Of course that example is just for schools, and it could also be used to say bad things that can then be changed. For example "what do I dislike about this lesson and how could the teacher make it better?" But by changing the questions slightly I can imagine it working for other things such as at youth clubs or other activities, or at home or with yourself. If your child wrote down what they like about you for your replacement to coppy. (Although I imagine that could be hard for the child to do with you partiqually if their are things they would change) 

    I hope this helps. 
    Amy 

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  • I have not specificly heard of this, but I think it is a brilliant idea and it is good that you want to help the person you work with so much.

    I am trying to think of when I was in a similar situation, someone who was amazing was working with me from as soon as they came back from maternity leave untill they went on maternty leave again. (10 months in total with me) 

    Have you thought about asking the child themselves what they would like to include? I wrote a 'about me' list when I moved to collage which I think helped me learn about myself more than it helped them help me but if you worked with the child and got their imput into it I think that would really help. I know you mention a bit from the child already but I think if you spoke to them it would help them feel more involved in the transition and help them to know that you are doing everything you can to help even though you are going. 

    When I wrote mine I was still in school and I sat in a lesson and imagined we had a new teacher but that everything else was exactly the same. I then asked myself "what would I want this teacher to know about me that would make this new situation easier for me"? I would then write this answer down in the lesson and eventually put it alltogether in one document. Another similar version of the question but with the usual teacher is "what does this teacher do to help me because they know about me?" Then write that down so the new person would be able to help you the same way.  
    Of course that example is just for schools, and it could also be used to say bad things that can then be changed. For example "what do I dislike about this lesson and how could the teacher make it better?" But by changing the questions slightly I can imagine it working for other things such as at youth clubs or other activities, or at home or with yourself. If your child wrote down what they like about you for your replacement to coppy. (Although I imagine that could be hard for the child to do with you partiqually if their are things they would change) 

    I hope this helps. 
    Amy 

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