For parents of children moving up to a new school
Moving up
Raising emotional health:
For parents of children moving up to a new school
Moving up and changing school is a big change for children and parents or caregivers. It’s a new stage of growing independence and separation. Fears and worries are normal as well as excitement, as with each stage of childhood development. As parents, your role is to help children cope with and overcome their fears, to nurture them to feel brave and capable.
Video resources
Moving up to primary school
Moving up to secondary school
Moving up to secondary school for children with additional considerations
Families provide safety, security, encouragement, and nurture as well as reasonable expectations and limits. Children need both emotional support and boundaries as they meet the challenge of each stage of their development. The relationship between parents and their children helps them develop mentally, physically and emotionally, helping them to develop secure skills to navigate transitions across their lifetime. In turn, enabling them to thrive as confident, well-adjusted adults.
Talking to your children about starting school
Starting a new school can be a daunting experience for any child. Here's our advice on supporting your child's emotional wellbeing.
Thinking about smartphones and school
Many parents worry about the impact of new access to smartphones and their children’s social experiences changing significantly. Mark Mitchell, Headteacher, explains how to approach technology for secondary school preparation.
Parenting a sensitive child and how to ensure a smooth transition to secondary school
Girls, and some boys, are often diagnosed later with both ADHD and autism because they try to fit in, they have an ‘internal presentation’ of their additional needs. By Dr Rebecca Johnson, Clinical Psychologist.
Moving up to secondary school for parents of children with additional needs
This short specialist course is for parents, relatives or friends of children who have additional needs.
Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
Online learning in childhood development and emotional wellbeing.
Understanding your child with additional needs
Developing the important relationships in your child’s life, helping their wellbeing.
Other useful resources
If your child has additional needs, the UK Government has issued a range of helpful signposting to help children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and you get the support that you need at school.