1st Edition

Supporting Emotional Wellbeing During Primary-Secondary School Transitions Advice for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers

192 Pages 17 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 17 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 17 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Primary‑secondary school transitions mark a pivotal developmental milestone in children’s and their supporters’ lives. This accessible guide distils international research and practical insights into a reader‑riendly resource focused on how parents, carers and teachers can support children’s emotional wellbeing during this significant period of change. Focussing on supporting the supporters,... Read more

Who Are we and Why Are We Giving You This Advice

Chapter 1: What are primary-secondary school transitions and what do I need to know?

Chapter 2: What is emotional wellbeing and what do I need to know?

Chapter 3: Why is it important to understand children’s emotional wellbeing during primary-secondary school transitions?

Chapter 4: Why are transitions talked about as being worrying and negative? What can I do to change that?

Chapter 5: What is the purpose of primary and/or secondary school-led transitions practices and are they effective?

Chapter 6: What is the significance of primary-secondary school transitions for a child and/or their peers who are living with additional support needs, including disability and health conditions?

Chapter 7: What do I need to know about my own transitions, and what support could be useful for me?   

Glossary

Biography

Charlotte Louise Bagnall is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester within Manchester’s Institute of Education.

Divya Jindal‑Snape is Professor and Personal Chair of Education, Inclusion and Life Transitions in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law at the University of Dundee.

“By bringing together a range of understandings about transitions, focusing on the timing in life of the primary-secondary transitions and giving real-life examples, this book embraces parents and children, meeting an important gap in the transitions literature in dynamic ways.”

Aline-Wendy Dunlop, Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK

“This book provides many important recommendations for action and adjustments from a systemic perspective for parents and other important caregivers of the children, presented in an easy-to-understand and theoretically sound manner.”

Daniel Mays, Professor of Pedagogy, Institute for Special Education, University of Education Freiburg, Germany