Before you finish a term or role, leave the next person a clear picture of what's happening. List the next deadlines, unfinished tasks and promises someone still needs to keep. Show them where the files are and who can answer questions. Share what you'd repeat and what you'd change, with examples. Walk through the next task together; a folder won't explain everything. Agree who handles the work during the changeover so it doesn't fall between teams.
Talk it through
- What is the first deadline the next student will need to know?
- Which unfinished task still needs a named person?
- What did you learn that would make the next term easier to plan?
Try this next
- List the unfinished tasks, dates, people involved and where to find the files.
- Meet the next student or team and walk through the nearest deadline together.
- Check the handover plan with your staff supporter and flag any task nobody has agreed to take on.