FEM Step 5

Use the Support Sequence and Action Plan Template to develop the support and actions to help students reach their post-school goals.

Last updated 1 September 2026

Developing Actions

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The facilitator leads the participants in brainstorming supports and actions that can help the student to achieve his/her post-school goals. This is done through the Support Sequence and the Action Plan template.

The Support Sequence and Action Plan Template

The Support Sequence outlines 7 modes of support:

Yourself, i.e. the student
Learning
Technology
Equipment & Adaption
Family, Friends and Neighbours
Community and Services
Specialised Support

Use the support sequence to generate ideas for supports. Supports can be immediate, short or longer term.

After determining the range of supports, the facilitator leads the participants to develop an action plan using the Action Plan template.

Blank three-column planning chart with headers Who, Will do what, By when, and rows for Student, School, Family, Other.

The Action Plan Template outlines clear follow-up, including actions related to curriculum (Will do what), the people responsible for actioning them (Who), and the timelines for their completion (by when).

A support sequence chart with 7 colored levels from Yourself (level 1) to Learning, Technology, Equipment and Adaptation, Family, Friends and Neighbours, Community and Services and Specialised Support (Level 7), alongside a table with who, will do what and by when..

Quote by Ms Chan, Transition Planning Coordinator at MINDS Towner Garden School. "Although it takes a village to raise a child, not all families have that support of a 'village'. There is a need to help them build that village sometimes. During the process, I really had to put myself in the shoes of the caregivers and see through their lens in order to genuinely help them understand the importance of envisioning for their children through action plans. Most caregivers are more cooperative when we believe in their vision for their child, no matter how impossible it may seem now."

Now that FEM is completed, we are ready to start developing the ITP!