Transition

Change is part of everyone's life. Change can be something we choose or something which we have no control.

Transition is the internal process that happens from the moment we learn about the change, until the moment we have grown used to the change and everything that comes with it.

In school, a transition means a movement or change in the environment, relationships, behaviours, routines, or expectations. This includes movement between year groups, phases (EY to KS1, KS1 to KS2 and KS2 to KS3) and between schools.

Effective transition enables children to feel safe and secure, parents to build confidence and trust with key members of their new school family and teachers to begin the process of building relationships to ensure children make good progress during their time at school.

Good transition supports good learning, and effective transition processes year after year will enable children to build the confidence and resilience necessary to becoming life-long learners. It is important that all adults (school and home) have consistent and appropriate expectations of the children at each transition point. This consistency will aid children as they adapt to new environments, be it for the first time as they start school or as they near the end of their primary journey in Year 6.