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Understand the potential effects of transitions on children and young people's development

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Watch this video ‘Creative Play for Kids Part 3 - Art and Drama Therapy for Children - Coping with Trauma’ produced by BananaMana TV.

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Click to read an NFER research document, ‘A Study of the Transition from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1’.
Look at your setting’s policies on settling a new child into school and moving to a new class. Do you know them well? Do you follow them yourself?
Think about the feelings a child might have when coming into a new school or class. At what parts of the day do you think they might need the most support?
It is hard for very young children to understand phrases like “Mummy is coming back later”. When is later? How can you help an early years child to understand the timescale of their day?
This resources from Cruse Bereavement Care offers several articles about bereavement and children and young people.
The Joseph Rountree Foundation looked at ‘Facing family change: Children’s circumstances, strategies and resources’. Read Chapter 6 ‘The role in schools’ and chapter 7 ‘Participation and support’ for more information on how children view the support of the adults around them.
This article from The Guardian newspaper looks at ‘How can teachers support vulnerable children in school?’
Click to read ‘Trans and gender questioning pupils’ from the Nation Education Union website. This guidance sets out sets to deal with pupils who may be transitioning from one gender to another or questioning their gender.

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