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

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'Transitions’ from the Mentally Healthy Schools website.

If a child struggles with a transition it can have a negative impact on their wellbeing and academic achievement.

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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 ‘Supporting 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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