Introduction
Pupil transition is a major focus of attention in many schools today, where evidence shows that pupils can lose motivation after transfer to secondary school. The Primary to Secondary School Transition and the Global Dimension project enables schools to address pupils' issues of transition using peer education for global citizenship as the vehicle for achieving this. A practical teaching resource will be produced to enable other schools to use the methodologies and activities.
Brief overview
The project coordinator has worked to create three high school/primary school clusters in Greater Manchester, and a range of activities and methodologies have been trialled, including Philosophy for Children, simulation games, role plays and debating. These in turn have led to groups of Year 8 (Y8) pupils being trained as peer educators with a knowledge and understanding of global citizenship. Using these key skills they then work with Y6 pupils to run a series of workshops, games days and a pupil forum. At the heart of these sessions are themes such as trade, stereotyping, perceptions, diversity, sustainability and children's rights and responsibilities, as well as Q&A times regarding high school life, where the younger pupils have an opportunity to engage with high school pupils and share experiences.
Key aims
- To enable schools to address pupils' issues of transition from primary to secondary school, using peer education as the vehicle for achieving this
- To produce replicable, sustainable pupil-to-pupil training for peer education
- To enable pupils to explore wider issues of global citizenship and intercultural understanding
- To enhance the understanding and interaction between pupils, their schools and their local and global communities
Activities
In development
For more information please contact Shadi Osanloo.
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