Free Transition Moving To Secondary School Pdf Resources For Kids: Workbooks, Booklets, Guides

Use it over the summer holidays, in Year 6 transition lessons, or during one-to-one pastoral support to help children talk through the move to secondary school. The booklet is organised into themed areas including This Is Me, Coping with Change, Saying Goodbye, Making the Journey, Friends and Getting organised, with activities that encourage reflection, planning and confidence building.

Pages shown include a cover page for pupils to add their name and schools, an introduction explaining the workbook sections, self-esteem prompts for telling a new form tutor about themselves, spaces for family, friends or teachers to share positive qualities, and a similarities and differences Venn diagram comparing primary and secondary school. It is especially suited to Year 6 pupils, parents and carers, primary school staff, transition workers and pastoral teams supporting children who may feel excited, unsure or worried about moving up. Produced by Healthy Minds and Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

Parents, carers and primary school staff supporting service children or other pupils changing schools can use this activity book to help children share their likes, dislikes and strengths. The opening pages include a “What Do You Enjoy Doing?” activity with tables for subjects, fun, sport and activities, using happy, neutral and sad faces alongside a “why?” column for children to explain their choices.

The workbook is suited to individual work at home, transition sessions in school, pastoral support, nurture groups or conversations with a trusted adult before a move. Prompts encourage children to think about what they are good at and to ask friends, parents and relatives for their views, making it a practical starting point for building confidence and helping a new school understand the child. Produced by the Ministry of Defence.

Year 6 pupils are supported to feel more prepared, confident and organised as they move from primary to secondary school. The workbook includes a transition timeline, a personal profile page, an “All About Me” learning section, prompts about what children will miss or look forward to, a worries checklist, journey planning, safety rules, equipment reminders and school uniform planning.

Designed for children getting ready for Year 7, including pupils who may feel anxious or need extra structure, it can be used at home, in primary school transition sessions, or by teachers, SENCOs and family support workers. The activities give children space to think about practical changes such as buses, lunch routines, homework, new teachers and making friends, while also helping adults spot where reassurance or planning is needed. Produced by Doncaster Council.

Children moving from primary to secondary school can use the activities to think about who they are, what they enjoy, and what they would like a new form teacher to know. The booklet includes a Journey to KESH activity passport, reward information, an “All About Me” profile task with reflective prompts, a blank profile page, and a recommendations activity where family, friends or a primary teacher can write positive comments.

Best suited to Year 6 pupils, parents and carers, primary school staff, transition leads and pastoral teams, it can be completed at home, during transition sessions, or as part of summer preparation before Year 7. The prompts support confidence, self-esteem, coping with change and early relationship-building with secondary school staff.

Transition reflection is at the centre of this printable workbook for children moving from primary to secondary school. The pages include space to record school details, a primary school memory bank, prompts about closest friends, favourite subjects, school tours, important adults, an earliest school memory activity, and questions about coping with difficult times.

Later sections listed in the contents cover treasured memories, words of wisdom, a letter to a younger self, hopes and challenges, common worries with suggested ways to help, coping strategies, practical advice about starting secondary school, family interviews, and positive affirmations. It would work well at home with parents or carers, in Year 6 or 6th class transition sessions, or with pastoral staff supporting children and young teenagers who feel anxious about the move.

Children can name worries and mixed emotions before starting S1, then turn those thoughts into simple plans for the first days of high school. The booklet includes a welcome page, an introduction to the primary-to-secondary transition, planning prompts about travel, lunch, meeting friends and what to pack, plus tick/circle-style questions on feelings such as excited, nervous, calm, scared or confident.

There are reflective activities on worries about bullying, harder work, stricter teachers, getting lost and making friends, alongside a 1 to 10 worry scale and an emoji drawing task for expressing how they feel right now. It is well suited to P7 pupils, parents and carers, primary school staff, pastoral care teams and children’s workers using it at home, in class, during transition sessions or in one-to-one support. Produced by the Quarriers Children and Families Support team.

In classroom discussion, small group work or quiet reflection, pupils can use these pages to think through the move from primary to secondary school at a steady pace. The workbook opens with personal profile pages, including a photo space, name, current primary school and future secondary school, before moving into sections on identity, friendships, worries, problem solving, resilience, school scenarios and letting worries go.

Later sections cover practical transition topics such as finding out about a new school, school timetables, new vocabulary, equipment, homework, organisation, rules and diary activities, followed by wellbeing content on eating well, mental health, sleep and digital wellbeing. It is especially suited to 6th class pupils, Year 6 children, transition groups, primary teachers, school completion staff, pastoral teams and parents supporting children who may feel excited, nervous or unsure about starting secondary school. Developed by Michelle Murphy, Coordinator of the Bray North School Completion Programme.

At home, in school transition sessions, or during child wellbeing work, the booklet gives children a gentle way to prepare for starting secondary school with an adult alongside them. The opening pages introduce the idea of life journeys, being confident, taking brave steps, noticing what will be different, and saying goodbye to people and places from primary school.

Activities include an “A pic of me” identity page with prompts about strengths, achievements, friendship, favourite lessons and interests outside school, a recommendations page for positive comments from family, friends and teachers, and a Venn diagram comparing primary school and secondary school. It is likely to suit Year 6 pupils, parents and carers, primary school staff, pastoral workers and child wellbeing practitioners. Produced by Islington Child Wellbeing (CWP) Service.

Arranged as a transition resource pack, the PDF introduces practical tools for young people with Developmental Coordination Disorder and the adults supporting them. The visible contents include an “All About My New School” workbook, an “All About Me” information record, a pen portrait, a “New School?? – Solutions!!” planning section, morning and bedtime routine lists, and a feedback sheet.

The pack is suited to P7 pupils preparing for secondary school, parents and carers, primary staff, secondary support staff, and others involved in transition planning. It can be used to gather key information, agree classroom supports, prepare for likely organisational challenges, and help teenagers with DCD or dyspraxia take an active part in planning their move.

Confidence, preparation and a clearer sense of what to expect are the main aims of this transition workbook for pupils moving from primary to secondary school. The pages include prompts about the new school name, headteacher, induction day, journey, uniform, lunch arrangements and friends moving up, as well as a feelings page using sad, neutral and happy faces with space for children to add their own thoughts.

The workbook is well suited to Year 6 pupils, looked after children, children with previous experiences of change, and young people who may feel anxious about starting secondary school. Teachers, social workers, foster carers, parents and pastoral staff could use it during transition sessions, home conversations, school visits or one-to-one support. It also includes a reflective “Looking Back, Moving Forward” page covering skills gained in primary school, things to keep doing, new activities to try, future skills, worries and excitements. Produced by Worcestershire Virtual School.

Everyday transition conversations can be easier when children have clear prompts for naming feelings, asking questions and sharing what helps them cope. The five-page workbook supports Year 6 pupils moving to secondary school with check-in statements about worries and hopes, an “All About Me” profile for the new school, spaces to record what they are looking forward to or unsure about, and activities to complete with a parent or carer.

Families, primary school staff, SENCOs and pastoral workers could use it at home, in transition sessions, nurture groups or one-to-one support with children who are excited, anxious or need extra preparation for Year 7. Practical sections include a virtual school website treasure hunt, reflection on primary school memories, questions for trusted adults, and coping ideas such as breathing, relaxation, exercise and sharing worries. Created by Julie Burns, Sherly O’Hara, Maria Gkini and Lauren Coates from Tower Hamlets Educational Psychology Service.

Arranged as a child booklet with fill-in boxes, picture prompts and cut-and-stick sorting pages, the pack introduces children to what secondary school might feel like. Visible sections cover school names and logos, feelings about moving on, making friends, asking questions, and sorting what may be the same, different, or both compared with primary school.

Designed for pupils in Year 6 preparing for Year 7, it is especially useful for parents and carers, primary school staff, SENCOs, speech and language therapists, and transition workers supporting children who benefit from visual structure. It can be printed for home conversations, classroom transition sessions, small group work, or individual preparation, with content developed by the Children’s Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City.

Everyday preparation for moving school becomes easier when children can see and fill in concrete details about what will happen next. The workbook uses simple prompts, large text and picture spaces to help a pupil record their primary school, add a photo in their uniform, name their new post-primary school, and note the address, telephone number and principal.

Later pages focus on practical first-day information, including the date school starts, start and finish times, how the child or teenager will travel, and what time they need to leave home. It is especially suited to pupils with Down syndrome or additional learning needs who are moving from primary to secondary school, and can be used by parents, SEN teachers, SNAs or transition support staff. Produced by Down Syndrome Ireland.

Emotional preparation sits at the centre of this school transition booklet, with activities designed to help children and young people reflect on how they feel about moving to a new school. The visible pages include a feelings check-in, emotion tick boxes, mood faces, a dream school drawing prompt and a dream subjects mind map, with the contents also showing sections on worries, preparation, school routine, support networks, problem solving, preparing goodbyes, a skills toolbox and questions.

Parents, carers, social workers, foster carers, virtual school staff and pastoral teams could use the workbook at home, in transition planning meetings, or during one-to-one sessions with kids and teenagers who may feel anxious, excited, unsure or overwhelmed. The parent and carer notes encourage calm conversations, emotional validation, recording the child’s questions, and extra activities such as an emotion fan, memory book or time capsule. Produced by Walsall Council and Walsall Virtual School.