Be able to support children and young people experiencing transitions
Click to watch a video about supporting transitions in children's lives, produced by Teacher's TV and shared by EdChat.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- ‘Different types of transitions in child development’ on the Twinkl website
- ‘Transitions’ on the Birth to 5 Matters website
- ‘Impact of bereavement on children, their development and education’ from HSR Psychology
- ‘Effects of divorce on children: An age by age guide’ on the Parents website
- ‘How to Help Kids Transition When Moving to a New Home’ from the Very Well Family website.
- ‘Transitions’ on the Mentally Healthy Schools website.
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Bereavement'.
- Click to launch this lesson's presentation on 'Transitions'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click on the icon to access these resources on 'Supporting school transitions' on the Young Minds website.
- This document ls a ‘Guide to managing transitions in care’ and has been produced by Children and Young People Now and Halliwell. It looks at what needs in place to ensure a smooth transitions into fostering or kinship care.
- Read section 8 ‘Issues of policies and practice to learn more about supporting children during transitions. The section is from 'Facing family change: Children’s circumstances, strategies and resources’ from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. You may wish to read the rest of the article to see how children view divorce and different family setups.
- This article from the Child Mind Institute looks at ‘How can we help kids with transitions?’. Do you already use some of these strategies or can you adapt them for your setting?
- ‘Smooth Transitions in the Early Years: A good practice guide’ has been produced by Oxfordshire County Council. Read more about involving parents and carers, and children who have additional needs, are looked after or who attend more than one setting. Read the example transition plan in Appendix 2. Does your setting have transition plans?
- Think And Challenge
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