C0825a London Innovation and Improvement Alliance Pan-London SEND Transitions Research

As part of a 2025-26 workplan responding to Department for Education priorities, London Councils is commissioning a research and consultancy project to explore and improve how children and young people with additional needs experience the transition into adulthood, with a particular focus on the role of further education colleges, sixth form colleges, 16 to 19 academies and independent specialist colleges approved under section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014. Using a Preparation for Adulthood (PfA) lens, the work will identify where practice is working well across London, highlight barriers and gaps, and provide practical, evidence-informed recommendations to support sustainable service improvement.