Children and Young People in Bradford

Transitioning

Transitioning from one educational setting to another can be an anxious time for children and young people.

The Mental Health Support Team for Bradford and Craven have developed a transition booklet which may be helpful when transitioning between schools. You can access it by clicking here.

The Local Offer has produced a Preparation for Adulthood Prospectus. You can access it here:

Primary to secondary

We worked with a group of Year 6 and Year 7 children to hear their thoughts on transition. We asked Year 6 students about their thoughts and worries about transition and asked Year 7 students for their top tips on transition.

Both groups designed a storyboard which was then transformed into an animation to help support other young people who might be nervous about their transition from primary to secondary school.

The children agreed on ten top tips which can be shared to other children who were making the leap from primary to secondary school. We used these to develop our Transition Booklet. You can download the booklet, or you can contact us and we will send you a paper copy free of charge!

Secondary to post-16

We worked with a group of Year 11 and post-16 students to hear their experiences and advice on transition. We asked Year 11 students about their thoughts and worries about transition and asked college students for their top tips for a successful transition.

We created another Transition Booklet with the advice from the young people we spoke with to help others who were transitioning from secondary school to post-16 education. You can download the booklet, or you can contact us, and we will send you a paper copy free of charge!

Both groups designed a storyboard which was then transformed into an animation video. The animation video captures the voices of the children and young people.

Travelling on public transport to school or college

We know that travelling to school or college on public transport can be overwhelming, especially if you have additional needs which can cause a lot of anxiety.

You can download some travel cards that you can use to show the driver on public transport that you may need a little more help if you would rather not ask out loud.