Primary to Secondary Transition Teacher handbook.

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

This projected founded three high school/primary school clusters in Greater Manchester, and a range of activities and methodologies that have been trialled, including Philosophy for Children, simulation games, role plays and debating. These in turn 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 worked with Y6 pupils to run a series of workshops, games days and a pupil forum. At the heart of these sessions were 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.

This project ran for 3 years and was funded by DFID.

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

This project established a Pupil Global Citizenship Forum.

It also delivered the following the following events;

Peer Education Training Days
Primary Global and Transition Days
Transition Conference for Educators

A book was also produced from this project provides with the ability to train older pupils to act as peer educators. The peer educators then teach about important topics in modern world whilst gaining a range of skill relating to communication, facilitation and the importance of respecting others as equals. You can purchase this book online. Click here to purchase your copy.

For more information please contact info@dep.org.uk

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