Childline:

• https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and-work/school-college/moving-schools/
• Offers helpful tips for children starting secondary school.

·Provides links to other resources on topics including:

• Homework and revision: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school- college-and-work/school-college/homework-revision/
• Top tips for making friends: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/friends- relationships-sex/friends/top-tips-making-friends/
• Your future: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and- work/life-issues-planning/your-future/
• Exam stress: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/school-college-and- work/school-college/exam-stress/

BBC Bitesize:

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zh4wy9q/starting-secondary-school/1
• Offers a wide range of resources and videos providing advice for young people starting secondary school, covering topics such as:
  • Making new friends: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znhf7nb
  • Coping with classwork: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbd2cqt
  • Myths about teachers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdxnjhv

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities:

• Website Link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/learning-disabilities/our- work/employment-education/moving-on-to-secondary-school
• Provides an easy-read guide for pupils moving on to secondary school: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/moving-on-top-tips-for-pupils.pdf

BOOKS

• Starving the Anxiety Gremlin for Children Aged 5-9: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management, by Kate Collins-Donnelly
• Starving the Stress Gremlin: A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Stress Management for Young People, by Kate Collins-Donnelly
• The Huge Bag of Worries, by Virginia Ironside (author) and Frank Rodgers (illustrator)
• What to Do When You Worry Too Much, by Dawn Huebner (author) and Bonnie Matthews (illustrator)

VIDEOS

• Primary Transition (by Fixers UK): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNJCuJc41E
• Year 7: A Day in the Life (by BBC Bitesize): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmgkf4j
• Find Your Feet Schools Resource (by YoungMinds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xT6ctrk3pVQ&feature=emb_title
• Transitioning to Secondary School During the Pandemic (by BBC Bitesize): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zmtxdp3
• Moving up to secondary school with confidence (by Kidscape): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQKnVOIu77U&feature=emb_title
• Chicken’s First Day at School (by YoungMinds): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_QA9T6PxaA&feature=emb_title

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS OR CARERS

Child Mind Institute: https://childmind.org/

• Provides articles with helpful tips on how to help children manage transitions, including:
  • Why do kids have trouble with transitions?: https://childmind.org/article/why-do-kids-have-trouble-with-transitions/
  • How can we help kids with transitions?:https://childmind.org/article/how-can-we-help-kids-with-transitions/

YoungMinds:

• Website Link: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents-guide-to- support-a-z/parents-guide-to-support-change-and-transition/
• Provides information and practical tips to help parents support their child during a time of change.
• As part of their Find Your Feet project about transitions, YoungMinds have created 10 ways for parents to help their children cope with change: https://youngminds.org.uk/resources/school-resources/find-your-feet-transition-tips-for-parents/
  • PDF available for download here: https://youngminds.org.uk/media/2957/top-ten-tips-poster.pdf
  • Parents Helpline: https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/for-parents/parents- helpline/
    • Parents can call for free on 0808 802 5544 (Mon-Fri from 9:30am to 4pm) or get in touch via this online form: https://youngminds.org.uk/contact-us/parents-helpline-enquiries/

BBC CBeebies:

• Website Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/grownups/helping-children-deal- with-change
• Provides parents with helpful tips on how to help children deal with change.

BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/tags/zh4wy9q/starting-secondary-school/1

• Provides helpful videos and articles with advice for parents on helping their child with the transition to secondary school, covering topics such as:
  • How to spot the signs of cyberbullying with Dr. Anna Colton: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z43njhv
  • Starting secondary school with Special Educational Needs (SEN): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zkb747h
  • Mr Burton’s top 5 tips for mobile phone and online safety: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zhqbxyc

National Autistic Society:

• Website Link: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and- guidance/topics/transitions/scotland/starting-or-switching-school
• Provides helpful tips for parents of autistic children who are transitioning from primary to secondary school.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities:

• Website Link: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/learning-disabilities/our- work/employment-education/moving-on-to-secondary-school
• Provides a helpful guide for families of children with special educational needs who are preparing to move on to secondary school: https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/moving-secondary-school-17042013-d2146.pdf

St. Mark’s Academy:

• Website Link: https://www.stmarksacademy.com/page/?title=Year+6%2D7+Transition&pid=165
• Provides a helpful list of resources for parents of children transitioning to secondary school, including:
  • A Parent’s Guide to Starting Secondary School: http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/oxed/secondary/BTS_Starting_Second ary_School_parent_guide.pdf?region=uk

Oxfordshire County Council:

• Website Link: https://www2.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/sites/default/files/folders/documents/childre neducationandfamilies/educationandlearning/schools/atschool/absence/transitiont osecondaryschool.pdf
  • A useful guide to help parents with their child’s transition from primary to secondary school.

Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families:

• An online guide for Wellbeing Practitioners for Children, Young People and Parents/carers (often known as the CWP Programme).
  • Contains hundreds of pages of information (including handouts, self help materials, videos) about the CWP programme.
  • Includes a brief animation which provides an introduction to the CWP programme in London and the South East.
  • Type “Primary to Secondary Transitions” in the search bar to find a parent/child workbook about managing the transition from primary to secondary school
  • Website Link: https://manuals.annafreud.org/cwp/index.html
  • Supporting children's transition to secondary school is an evidence-based guidance for parents and carers
    • Provides tips about how children preparing for, or going through, the transition to secondary school can best be supported by their parents and carers
    • Includes guidance which explains why the transition can be difficult for some children, and practical advice such as talking and connecting with the new school
    • Link: https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/supporting-childrens-transition-to-secondary-school-guidance-for-parents-and-carers/?mc_cid=b97fc588ca&mc_eid=ab79c0c858

Islington Child Wellbeing Service:

• Website Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16z5iIyAHeLJwPAi5ppvZ6vaXubggMWFM/view
• “Managing the Transition from Primary to Secondary school: A parent/child workbook”: a hands-on resource for parents to complete with their children to help them with the transition from primary to secondary school.

BOOKS

• Helping Your Child with Fears and Worries: A self-help guide for parents (2^nd Edition), by Cathy Creswell & Lucy Willetts - ISBN: 9781472138613
• Available in Redbridge Libraries: https://llc.ent.sirsidynix.net.uk/client/en_GB/redbridge/search/detailnonmodal/ent:$00 2f$002fSD_ILS$002f0$002fSD_ILS:1229557/one?qu=9781472138613&lm=REDBRIDGE

VIDEOS

• Preparing your child emotionally (by BBC Bitesize): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znprhbk
• Preparing your child practically (by BBC Bitesize): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znncpg8
  • Dr Anna Colton, child and adolescent psychologist, offers practical tips to parents on how to support children moving from primary to secondary school.
• Through the eyes of a child (BBC Bitesize): https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjqnjhv

Mentally Healthy Schools:

• Website Link: https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/risks-and-protective- factors/school-based-risk-factors/transitions/
• Offers resources for teachers to help students with transitions, including:
  • Tools for Managing Emotions: https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/tools-for-managing- emotions?pdf=coronavirus-toolkit-managing-transitions
    • Provides teachers with three simple tools (a coping skills wheel, a strengths and weaknesses chart and control circle, and a focus plan) that can help children and young people manage their feelings and learn coping strategies.
    • This resource is designed for children ages 7 and up.
• For more resources for teachers, please see this handy PDF guide: https://mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/media/2062/coronavirus-toolkit-managing-transitions.pdf
• What a good transition process from primary to secondary looks like – Five simple steps: https://www.mentallyhealthyschools.org.uk/resources/what-a-good-transition-process-from-primary-to-secondary-looks-like-five-simple-steps/

Anna Freud Centre:

• Website Link: https://www.annafreud.org/
• Offers a practical guide to support pupils and help schools manage the transition back to school after lockdown:
• “Managing unexpected endings and transitions: A practical guide to support pupils and students to manage change during periods of disruption”: https://www.annafreud.org/media/11610/managing-unexpected-endings- transitions-may2020.pdf
• Moving up! The transition to secondary school (animation and teacher toolkit): This is aimed at supporting pupils who have recently started year 7 or who will be preparing to transition to secondary school later (year 6). They were developed in collaboration with young people, teachers, and mental health experts to…
  • Identify potential worries associated with starting secondary school
  • Know they're not alone if they are feeling worried
  • Talk to a trusted adult or friend if they have any concerns
  • Identify solutions and strategies for looking after their mental health, including self-care
  • Link: https://www.annafreud.org/schools-and-colleges/resources/moving- up-the-transition-to-secondary-school-animation-teacher-toolkit/

Gloucestershire County Council:

• Website Link: https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/education-and-learning/special- educational-needs-and-disability-send/educational-psychology-service- eps/coronavirus-covid-19-support-and-information/supporting-transition-to-school- following-covid-19/
• Provides advice & practical transition planning to support mental health and wellbeing in schools during the pandemic, including advice on supporting staff, and inclusive of all ages.

BBC Teach:

• Website Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/teacher-resources-for-students- transitioning-to-secondary-school/zb68y9q
• BBC Teach has partnered with YoungMinds’ Find Your Feet project, aimed at enabling schools to actively support the mental health and emotional well-being of children as they start the next chapter in their lives.
• Provides a list of four key topics associated with starting secondary school — each topic has a Find Your Feet activity and a short film that can be used as a conversation starter in the classroom.

Public Health England:

• Website Link: https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/schools/resources/transition- to-secondary-school-lesson-plan-pack
• Provides a lesson plan, PowerPoint and accompanying video helping teachers to explore the challenges that can arise with the transition from primary to secondary school with their pupils.
• This would work well as a remote assembly or lesson.

YoungMinds:

• Website Link: https://youngminds.org.uk/resources/school-resources/find-your- feet-transitions-activity-for-year-6-pupils/
• Provides teachers with classroom activities to help Year 6 students transition to Year 7
• Available for download here: https://youngminds.org.uk/media/2882/ym-fyf-teacher-resource-year-6.pdf

Kidscape

• RISE workshops: https://www.kidscape.org.uk/kidscape-programmes/rise-transition-support/
  • The RISE programme supports children with the move from primary to secondary school.
  • It includes a two-hour workshop which can either be delivered in Year 6 or at the beginning of Year 7.
  • Through taking part in a RISE workshop children are supported to: develop a positive sense of self; understand how to manage change; make friends with others and be a good friend; recognise and respond to bullying behaviour; know how to speak up and get help.
  • Please note: The Kidscape RISE programme has been adapted to support children with the return to school post COVID-19. The programme can be delivered either directly to children or as a Train the Trainer to school staff. At the current time they are offering both face to face and virtual delivery. If you are interested in finding out more, please email Tom Bucher (Programmes and Volunteering Manager) at Tom@kidscape.org.uk.
  • Workshops will be delivered virtually via Zoom throughout the Summer holidays. All RISE transition workshops also involve a parent-carer workshop running in the evening of that day, from 5.30-7pm.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities: