Many young people experience problems at school including concerns around school transitions, anxiety and school refusal. Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust have released some videos that might help you with problems around going to school. There are also some resources below that may be useful.
Young Minds
School can be great, but it’s not easy for everyone. If you’re finding school tough, the Young Minds guide can help you get the support you deserve.
You can also visit the Young Minds website for information to support you if your child is anxious about school, or they are unable to go to school. They have advice on supporting them and working with the school and other services.
Visit the Young Minds website for help if you're finding school tough. Parents and carers can also view information about school anxiety and refusal here.
Childline
School is a big part of life, so it’s important to feel happy there. If you’re scared or anxious about going back to school, there are things you can do to make it better.
Young Minds
Young Minds has resources to help pupils, schools, parents and carers to cope with the changes and transitions they experience during their time at school.
Visit the Young Minds website.
Some useful resources and activities for year six pupils transitioning to high school:
- Balancing Act activity: An activity from Young Minds looking at how to balance stressful and joyful activities.
- Being brave: A Young Minds activity encouraging young people to explore what being brave means to them, ways that they could feel braver and how this could make them feel more resilient.
- Circles of Change: This activity looks at what things will be different at high school compared to primary school, and what things will stay the same.
- Moving on up: An activity from Mind Moose looking at how you are feeling about the transition to high school
- Transition summer activities: Parental engagement network activity pack to do with your family over the transition to secondary school
- Find your feet transition videos: Young Mind videos supporting children transitioning to high school.