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Understand the range and impact of transitions that children and young people may experience

This video looks at research into transitions, and how to make transitions more effective for children. The film is called ‘Hot research – transitions’ and it was produced by Teachers TV. It refers to research from the National Foundation for Educational Research.

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Click to read ‘Improving educational outcomes for children and young people from travelling cultures: consultation paper’ from the Scottish government. Read the beginning of this consultation paper to see how the culture of travelling communities affects their transitions within the learning environment.
‘Religion, beliefs and parenting practices’ from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the influence of religious beliefs.
‘Class difference: Ethnicity and disadvantage’ from The Sutton Trust looks at how the academic attainment of disadvantaged pupils at 16 varies dramatically between different ethnic groups.
‘Experiences of poverty and educational disadvantage’ from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation looks at the impact of poverty on education.
The NFER produced ‘Evaluation of excellence in cities primary extension: A report of the transition strand study’ which looks at the transition between primary and secondary school in more details. This was mentioned in the Teachers TV Good Practice Example video.
The Institute for Family Studies in America has looked at ‘How instability affects kids’.
‘Why do kids have trouble with transitions’ from the Child Mind Institute looks at how some biological factors such as ADHD will make it harder for children to deal with transitions.

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