Transitioning from one school to another can be an anxious time for children and young people, whilst this piece of work has been undertaken in one of our long running SENDIAS Services in Bradford, we thought it would be appropriate to share.
It is our intention to work with children and young people in Sefton to understand and address their particular concerns around transition.
Primary to secondary
Barnardo's worked with a group of year 6 and year 7 children in Bradford to hear their voices around transition. We asked year 6 about thoughts and worries about transition and then asked year 7 about top ten tips regarding transition.
Both groups designed a storyboard which was then transformed into an animation video. The animation video captures the voices of the children and young people.
The children then collated Ten Top Tips to share with others that were transitioning from Primary to Secondary School. We used these to develop our Transition Booklet. You can download the booklet below, or you can contact us, and we will send you a paper copy free of charge!
Year 6 Transition Booklet
Secondary to post-16
We worked with a group of year 11 and post-16 students from Bradford to hear their voices around transition. We asked year 11 about thoughts and worries about transition and then asked college students about top tips regarding transition.
The young people then collated Ten Top Tips to share with others that were transitioning from Secondary School to Post 16. We used these to develop our Transition Booklet. You can download the booklet below, or you can contact us, and we will send you a paper copy free of charge!
Year 11 Transition Booklet
Both groups designed a storyboard which was then transformed into an animation video. The animation video captures the voices of the children and young people.
The animation videos are below:
