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School Transitions
From moving up to school to moving on, school transitions can be a challenge for children, young people and families alike.
How can we support them?
Get Ready to Go
New from Scripture Union, books to help adults talk to their little ones as they get ready for their first days at school. Great to offer to toddler groups and pre-schools!
It’s Not Just a Parent & Toddler Group
From the “Gather Movement” 12 tips for school readiness – recognising how important toddler ministry is and how it can support families.
A Pilgrimage into Year 7 – Praying for Courage, Peace & Hope
Prayer encouragement ideas for those moving to secondary school – from our weekly time of prayer for CYF across the Church of England.
Connecting Youth and Children’s Work
A webinar deep-dive, from YouthScape, considering how to help children transition into youth work, and the impact of the change from primary to secondary.
Scripture Union
There are workshop and assembly outlines to use in conjunction with these books for Year 6s as they prepare for Secondary School.
The books are full of tips and ideas, as well as stories of young people who have made the move and how God helped them.
Young Minds
Ideas for supporting children, families and schools through changes and transitions.
Student Link Up
Connecting young people with churches before they leave home, helping them to start off well, a postcode search offers them a warm welcome. They also offer a preparation pack and a 4 session course on youtube, about laying the right foundations as they go.
Parenting for Faith
Ideas including linking young people and prayer partners and thinking about how we welcome them when they return for the holidays!
Encouragement Cards
From Urban Saints, cards to encourage children and young people as they go back to school.
Roots on the Web
Ideas for the church to support their community at each school transition – including the parents and grandparents, and remembering teachers and their loved ones, too.