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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786448903321

Autore

Wilcock Angie

Titolo

The transition tightrope : supporting students in transition to secondary school / / Angie Wilcock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-18930-0

0-415-63436-9

0-203-08408-X

1-283-86114-3

1-136-18931-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (137 p.)

Classificazione

EDU000000EDU022000EDU025000

Disciplina

371.2/83

Soggetti

Articulation (Education) - Great Britain

Education, Primary - Great Britain

Education, Secondary - Great Britain

Student adjustment - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Transition Tightrope Supporting students in transition to secondary school; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Building success in secondary school; Introduction - what the research says about transition; Chapter 1 The middle years - morphing from gorgeous to grumpy; Chapter 2 Girls and boys - vive la différence!; Chapter 3 The new social network - real friends, not online!; Chapter 4 Parents keeping a connection with their school; Chapter 5 Aligning the stars - finding that balance between work and play; Chapter 6 Work environment - basic or brilliant?

Chapter 7 "Where's my assignment?" - the need to be organisedChapter 8 Managing time - it can be done!; Chapter 9 Attitude - "What attitude?"; Chapter 10 Parents with style - which style suits you?; Chapter 11 See it...hear it...do it - working smarter, not harder; Chapter 12 The art of setting goals; Epilogue - the last word; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The transition phase from primary to secondary school is a time of



massive personal, physical, psychological and social change. Not only is it a difficult time for the young adolescent, but it is also a challenging time for parents, teachers and anyone working with young people experiencing such substantial changes in their lives. In this highly accessible book, Angie Wilcock offers clear, practical, and realistic tips and strategies to support teachers' and parents' understanding of this difficult transition stage.If you are concerned that your child or pupil may have difficulty coping with t