‘MY PASSPORT’A resource to support Service Children’s
adaptation to a new school
Charlotte Bradshaw Emily France Senior Transfer Support Assistant Psychology AssistantTransfer Support Team Educational Psychology [email protected] 2012
Structure
• What is ‘My Passport’
• Why we developed this resource
• Looking at the resource
• Evaluations
• Questions
Transfer Support Team• The Transfer Support Team (TST)
service started in 2003
• The service aims to target pupils in Year 6 who are described as being vulnerable and/or anxious to change in Year 6 through to Year 7
• To ensure that children feel fully included in their new secondary school
Development of the Passport
• Charlotte Bradshaw: Senior Transfer Support Advisor
• Robert Beadel: Senior Educational Psychologist
• Sophie Adams: Psychology Assistant
• Support from Sue Scrimshaw, Joy O’Neil Pauline Cross and Caroline Allen from Halton School
Learning Objectives of the Passport
• For the new pupil to quickly feel settled and valued
• For the school to learn about the child
• It is a resource for staff to help primary pupils to settle quickly into their new school environment
Common fears
Homework Fitting inStarting new lessons Making new friendsBullying Losing old friendsGetting lost New TeachersDifferent rules Being the new personDifferent expectations Break timesKnowing where equipment is kept LunchHarder work AssemblyWhat to do if ill Getting to schoolNot having enough help with work Tests and examsDifferent ways of learning
Structure of Passport
• 6 ‘Units’ which each address a different aspect of adaptation
• The first is designed to be completed by the child at home before they arrive, the following four units during the first week of school and the sixth unit is a review to be completed with the child at the end of week two.
Please remember…
‘My Passport’ should be used as a
discussion tool not a workbook.
Evaluation
• Initial success of project
• Evaluation of levels of worry
• Decrease is faster and steeper
• Most improved variables
• Progress of individual in new environment
ResultsMean scores by variable
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Lunc
htim
e
Being
bullie
d
Starti
ng n
ew le
sson
s
Finding
my w
ay a
roun
d
Break
times
Being
given
har
der w
ork t
han
I am
use
d to
Differe
nt ru
les
Fitting
in
Not h
aving
help
with
my w
ork w
hen
I nee
d it
Knowing
whe
re th
e eq
uipm
ent is
kept
Mak
ing n
ew fr
iends
Test/e
xam
s
Assem
bly
Losin
g old
frien
ds
Differe
nt w
ays o
f lear
ning
Wha
t to
do if
I am
feeli
ng ill
About
teac
hers
Wha
t the
teac
her m
ight e
xpec
t me
to d
o
Gettin
g to
scho
ol
Being
the
new p
erso
n
Variable
Me
an Pre
Post
Comments from children
“When I moved school before and I have done lots of times – everyone was so busy that I felt very lost and didn’t enjoy it much. It wasn’t like that here. I was given time every day to talk about all sorts of things. I feel much more confident this time”.
Year 6 pupil
Comments from children
“When I arrived at school I was really worried about how different things would be. Mrs A spent time with me and I felt confident enough to ask about things I was worried about. Mrs A also told me about some things other children had worried about in the past. It was good to know it wasn’t just me”
Year 5 pupil
Message from Halton School
• The Passport is a wonderful tool for sharing both personal and general information about the children and the school……
• The Passport should be used as a tool to encourage and support conversation about each child’s educational journey and not just a means of ‘ticking a transistion tool box’.
My Passport
• The resource is available to purchase and take away today for £25.
Questions
Thank you
Charlotte Bradshaw and Emily France