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As we approach the midway point of a summer holiday filled with uncertainty about September what can teachers possibly do to help prepare future pupils before the term starts? The answer is, loads and this is not simply the job of the Transition Lead or Head of Year. At the end of the day if…
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With the news that September will see the full time return to school for all pupils there is a lot of work to be done to prepare the curriculum for year 7 students. The offer currently in place assumes that the children have completed the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum. Even with the greatest home…
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I have been seeing some amazing transition plans and ideas on various social networking platforms. I am really excited to see some of the fantastic activities that are happening and being created. They have all started to make me think though, do we need to think about going back to basics a little more? Don’t…
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I suppose this is an odd comparison to make, but what if I put it this way: Are we (emotionally) stretching our children too much? We have asked every child in the country to completely change the way they are allowed to work and play. Not going to school, or if they are it is…
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This post is through the eyes of a child and I am providing no answers. They are all situations that I have encountered through comprehensive research with children in both primary or secondary settings. I have changed some of the language, and added a Covid spin on a few, but the issues are real! Hopefully…
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You may have seen my previous post; ‘When do we expect children to be at their best?’ This post will cover some of what was mentioned there but with a Covid-19 ‘spin’. I am so passionate about how, for want of a better word, useless, baseline tests are I am going to outline my reasons…
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As we start to think about going ‘back to school’ after the Easter break I have been doing a lot of soul searching and thinking about how our way of life, living, working and learning have changed dramatically. Through this thought process I have realised that in a small way, this is how the children…
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How is the transitional period going? We have had a full week now, although due to whole household isolation changes some are on week 2 of home learning! I am hearing lots of heartwarming stories of families pulling together and children responding really well. Lets not get complacent though, I have head as many horror…
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Today has been a strange day, it was a day where, without any real preparation almost every child in the country has transitioned from school to home learning. How many of us can say that we as adults were ready for this, let alone the children. What are we doing to get them ready for…
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I have been struggling for days now, how can I possibly put into words what it must be like for the year 6 children who are leaving school this afternoon, quite possibly for the last time as a primary pupil. I am heartbroken for them! Whilst many of them will be sad to say goodbye…
A time for change – but for who? Looking at how we can all support our young people.
Transition Matters? 