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Settling in to a new term- excerpt from my making a difference book
Settling in Focus for the half term For this half term we are going to be focusing on and thinking about getting to know and build relationships with the children in your class. The first half term is crucial for … Continue reading
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Back to school
Thought this might be useful to help children’s transition back to school and in the coming weeks.
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Behaviour that may indicate more support is needed with transition
As transition approaches in school, look out for the following behavioural changes that may indicate a child needs extra support: Start to become clingier to you Demonstrate a difficulty managing change Begins asking about their new class and new teacher … Continue reading
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Strategies to support children with transition
This week in school involves a transition morning or day for many children. I posted this article a year ago about transition and have added some new strategies for you to try this week. Some children find any change extremely … Continue reading
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Building relationships with your new class
I have met with lots of school staff this week who have been finding the return to work a challenge. It can be hard for school staff to adjust to being back at school and all that it entails; it … Continue reading
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Smoothing the transition to high school
I was at a meeting this week where we were discussing how difficult it can be for some children to manage the transition from leaving primary school and going to high school. In my experience most primary schools are smaller … Continue reading