Transition from Primary to Post-Primary. Working together in the workshops will involve… Confidentiality Participation Contributing to group learning.

Transition from Primary to Post-Primary

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yWorking together in the workshops will involve…

Confidentiality

ParticipationContributing to group learning

Asking questions/clarifying issuesTaking responsibility for your own learning

Please remember to:check that your phone is off for the duration of the workshop

ensure that you sign-in on the official EC attendance form

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Group activity

3 2 1

Top 3 challenges

students face starting

secondary school

2 Learning and behaviour skills that they use regularly in 6th

class

1 question you have about

senior Primary school?

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Early Adolescence and Transition

Students in the “middle years” of schooling (aged

10-15) have very different learning and social needs

from younger children and older adolescents

This is a period of rapid development in all areas:

intellectual, social, physical, emotional and

psychological and moral understanding

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Layered Transitions - Name 5…

1) Oldest to youngest 2) Most social power to least (initially) and in many cases

great physical freedom

3) Childhood to adolescence

4) One educational key relationship to many 5) Small number of classrooms to many different rooms

and specialisms 6) Talking and verbally demonstrating a considerable

amount of the learning to listening a lot of the time

7) Gender and Subjects

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yTransition difficulties Lack of curriculum continuity Too many subjects Changing classes Top class in streamed schools/ Streaming Fear of bullying Little idea what to expect Formal structures Getting lost Not understanding terminology Lockers Mixed school More homework Misinformation New rooms Making friends Teachers’ names Subject options

Moving up...The experiences of First Year Students in Post-

Primary education

In depth study of 900 1st Year pupils in 12 Post-Primary Schools

ESRI/NCCA 2004

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Some Findings…

• Important for Post-Primary teachers to understand the teaching and learning approaches in Primary school

• Mixed-ability grouping in First Year leads to improved progress in Literacy and Numeracy and can give students more confidence as learners

Moving Up -ESRI/NCCA 2004

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We are in this together…

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yWhat is it like for the student at each stage?

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THE BRIDGES

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yBridges 1. Social and Emotional

• Skills, relationships, feelings

2. Bureaucratic • Information and data

3. Curriculum• Content to be taught on either side

4. Teaching• Teaching skills and styles

5. Management of Learning • Induction, learning style, learning logs

Moving to Secondary School:Advice and activities to support transition

Lynda Measor with Mike FleethamNetwork Educational Press

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Bridges for Transition Primary School

Post-Primary School

Each group will examine one element of transition and consider good practice for:

1. Whole school 2. Individual Class Planning

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y Bridge: Whole-school Good Practice Department and Class Group Good Practice

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yBureaucratic Between Schools - data, records, samples, etc…

• Reading ages • Assessment for first years • Learning support – NCSE • Attendance • Behaviour plans • IEP • School Reports • Micra and Sigma T• Work samples• Psychological and Professional

reports• Educational reports and

Information

• Health issues • Outside agencies • Information evenings • Parent meeting • Joint primary and secondary

meeting • Samples of work • Observations • Family structure • Individual interview • Application form data• Information from the students• Passports from students

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Social And Emotional

• Transfer diaries• Belonging +• Peer Support • Care team • SPHE • After school programme • Feelings words • Social literacy • Emotional Curriculum

• Friendships • Being safe • Targeted skills • My new school – the

physical space • Health and Fitness • Conflict skills • Adolescent development• Postcards from school

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Curriculum Bridge

• Prior learning - what they

learn in Primary

• NCCA - Primary

• Gifted and talented

• Joint art display

• Development day with

teachers

• Sharing specialists rooms

in Secondary with Primary

• Talking to Primary

teachers about

methodologies

• A Day in the Life of…

• Shadowing and common

themes

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Teaching Bridge

• Teaching Methodologies

• Teaching learning skills

• Teacher observation

• Teacher exchanges

• Joint development day

• Assessment for learning

• ICT

• Teacher toolkit

• Handwriting practice

• Home work practice

• Assessment practice

• Training

• Blended teaching for

behaviour and learning

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Learning Bridge

• Behaviour skills• Parents’ support • Learning profile • Learning style and strategies • Learning Mentors & Social Mentors • Peer reading – Shared Learning • Evidence of the learning • Learning Strategies – Comprehension – Text Book • Testing curricular projects across a number of schools

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yTransition and SEN Activity: Think Pair Share - Case study

In your groups for 15 min:Considering what you know about Transition and Bridges

theory now, what additional supports would be needed for students with SEN?

Gifted and talented, Cognitive, Physical, Behavioural, Social and Emotional - all have additional needs to be addressed

Inclusion factors need also to be considered such as EAL and Cultural

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Primary Curriculum

Overview and details of the Primary Curriculum for Fifth and Sixth Class

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What a difference a day makes..

• Consider the general run of a school day for Primary school students…

• Talk through a sixth class timetable

• Q and A session with the Primary teacher

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Typical Primary School Day

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Class Activities for Transition

• Looking at the materials and templates, choose 1 that you could adapt and use in class to support First-year students

• What bridge(s) are you focussing on?

• Feedback to the larger group

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Resources for teachers and schools

• National Parents Council- Primary and Post-Primary

• NCCA

• NBSS

• PDST

• SESS

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Additional Support Professional Support Groups

NIPT School Visit Service

Contact detailsMary Burke, Primary Co-Ordinator (086) 813 0997

Billy Redmond, Post-Primary Co-Ordinator (087) 414 8556www.teacherinduction.ie

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