Pupils in transition : moving between key stages / Gill Nichols and John Gardner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nichols, Gill.

Contributor:

Gardner, John, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Articulation (Education)--Great Britain.

Articulation (Education).

Education, Elementary--Great Britain.

Education, Elementary.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Focusing on the move from primary to secondary school, this book aims to help teachers and school managers to recognize and deal with the often traumatic effects that this transition has on young people's lives. The book: * explores the links between primary and secondary curricula * offers specific advice on how to meet the needs of children in transition * provides materials for investigating transition which will enable schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses in their approach.

Contents:

Pupils in Transition; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction: principles and issues; Overview; Principles; Pupils and parents in transition; Curriculum continuity and progression; Transfer of information and liaison between schools,teachers and parents; What is happening in your school?; Collaborative networks for continuity; 2 Pupils and parents in transition; Choosing a new school; Going to 'big school'; The parents; Summary; 3 Curriculum continuity and progression; Introduction: the pursuit of continuity; Confounding continuity; 'Fresh start' or 'follow-on'

Variable progressionSummary; 4 Continuity and progression in the core subjects; Introduction; Continuity and progression in English; Continuity and progression in mathematics; Continuity and progression in science; Summary; 5 Transfer of information; Information on pupils; Transfer of information; Types of information; Electronic transfer of information; The use of transfer information; Summary; 6 Liaison between schools, teachers and parents; Liaison; Liaison with pupils; Liaison with parents; Professional liaison; Choosing the liaison teacher; Summary; 7 What is happening in your school?

IntroductionPlanning for an audit; The audit context; The audit content; The audit strategy; The auditors; Summary; 8 Collaborative networks for continuity; Introduction; Managing a collaborative network; Establishing working teams; Meetings to initiate collaboration; Underpinning collaborative arrangements; A calendar for action; Summary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-68687-0

0-203-04819-9

1-280-32985-8

1-134-68688-9

0-203-26718-4

9780203048191

OCLC:

711744548