100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Transition to Secondary School

Easy to use, dip in and out design with new text features: teaching tips, taking it further ideas, bonus ideas and quotes from practitionersBrand new title in the successful 100 ideas series, including the #100ideas which teachers can use to share ideas on Twitter.Transition to secondary is a key area that Ofsted inspect and teachers need to cover.Molly Potter is a Primary Teacher and curriculum designer at Locksley Short-Stay School for children who have been excluded from mainstream education. She has written a number of books for Featherstone, two of which are related to school readiness. She has taught in primary schools for 15 years.No matter what you teach, there is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers teachers practical, easy-to-implement strategies and activities for the classroom. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners. This book of easy-to-use ideas, practical tips and advice will help teachers prepare their pupils for the transition to secondary school and the many changes that happen at this crucial time in their lives. 'Molly's book will help you support your students through an exciting but challenging school transition. She leaves no stone unturned in answering the questions they'll ask and working through the anxieties they'll feel. A handbook, a survival guide and a travel companion for all involved in the process.' Mike Fleetham, education consultant and creator of thinkingclassroom The move from primary to secondary school can be an anxious and scary time for a lot of children and is often the cause of poor or little academic progress for some time after the transition. Develop your understanding of the worries children will face and support your class through this difficult time using this comprehensive collection of quick-to-implement activities and teaching strategies. Molly Potter, an experienced primary teacher, suggests the type of information that can be gathered from secondary schools to help familiarise pupils with the next stage of their education, as well as activities that will help address their main anxieties, such as fear of bullying and getting lost. The ideas will help children to feel more positive about the move, and there is also advice on how to support parents and carers through the transition process. If you are a Year 6 teacher or if you are responsible for secondary transfer your school, this book is for you. The activities and ideas can be used to create an extremely effective transition package for your pupils that will thoroughly prepare them for their move to secondary school. Includes: Teaching tips, taking it further ideas, bonus ideas, quotes from teachers and pupils, tips for involving parents and carers.This book of easy-to-use ideas, practical tips and advice will help teachers prepare their pupils for the transition to secondary school and the many changes that happen at this crucial time in their lives.Part 1. Information gathering/ Part 2. Supporting pupils with through the transition/ Part 3. Growing up and changing relationships/ Part 4: Supporting parents and carersMolly's book will help you support your students through an exciting but challenging school transition. She leaves no stone unturned in answering the questions they'll ask and working through the anxieties they'll feel. A handbook, a survival guide and a travel companion for all involved in the process.Need quick tips on how to make your lessons outstanding? Struggling to manage behaviour in your classroom? Desparate for some activities to inspire your most gifted students? There is a 100 Ideas title for you! The 100 Ideas series offers busy early years practitioners, primary and secondary teachers easy to implement, practical strategies and activities to improve and inspire their classroom practice. Each author is an expert in their field and is passionate about sharing best practice with their peers. Each title includes at least ten additional extra-creative Bonus Ideas that won't fail to inspire and engage all learners.