By Elizabeth F. S. Hannah The past 2 years have been challenging as we have experienced periods of uncertainty in due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. In Blog 16. Wellbeing during COVID-19 lockdown: Meeting psychological needs (June 2020), I considered the…
By Divya Jindal-Snape Our research suggests that certain dispositions and environmental dimensions can lead to successful educational and life transitions (Glazzard et al., 2020; Gordon et al., 2019; Jindal-Snape et al. 2020, 2021; Jindal-Snape & Cantali, 2019; Jindal-Snape &…
By Dr Kieran Hodgkin and Dr Samantha Shields Setting the context For students, the transition into Higher Education (HE) has long been an area of concern. Early transitional work explored academic and social integration as the two main challenges during…
By Aileen Mackey Abstract In response to safety measures to protect the public during the Covid-19 pandemic, children and families were required to adapt to several transitions within the education sector. These include transitioning to and from remote learning…
By Colette Moran It is indisputable that the Covid-19 school closures and subsequent lockdowns have had a significant impact on young people in Ireland. Children have missed many significant milestones including communions, confirmations and graduations. This period has been…
Transitions to Further Education: Crossing the FE bridge By Rhiannon Packer and Amanda Thomas Introduction Transition is a complex process and the process of transition to any educational setting involves a number of stakeholders. The move from compulsory education into…
By Ben Broadhurst I am Ben Broadhurst, 20 years old and I am currently studying at Edge Hill University and in my second year of Primary Education with QTS. I grew up in Liverpool and attended a rather prestigious and…
By Divya Jindal-Snape We have created a comic, ‘University lives in transition’, to illustrate the impact of COVID-19 on multiple and multi-dimensional transitions of university students and staff. This comic, written by Jonathan Glazzard, Samuel Stones, Divya Jindal-Snape and Chris…
By Ellie Grout Something quite profound has happened in light of the coronavirus pandemic: national and localised lockdowns, distance and blended learning, and (understandable) issues with attendance of both students and staff have all shed light on the desperate…
By Dr Emma Jones & Dr Katya Saville Introduction Never has conceptualising transition as an ongoing process rather than a one-off event been more important. However, when it comes to researching primary to secondary transitions, we should also recognise…
Transition, well-being and the return to school By Jo FittzGerald Any transition is a time of change and can be extremely challenging for anyone. For those children moving from primary to secondary school, or indeed experiencing any educational transition, the…
By Divya Jindal-Snape In this video you can hear about my conceptualisation of transitions, our latest primary-secondary transitions research and an explanation of my Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions Theory. Some references https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780203859124https://www.macmillanihe.com/page/detail/a-z-of-transitions-divya-jindal-snape/?sf1=barcode&st1=9781137528261 Thanks to Liz…
By Samuel Stones, Jonathan Glazzard, Divya Jindal-Snape and Chris Murray; Artwork Catriona Laird This comic illustrates the impact of Covid-19 transitions on school educators and the pupils in their care. It demonstrates how transition experience can be both positive and…
By Samuel Stones, Jonathan Glazzard, Divya Jindal-Snape and Chris Murray; Artwork Catriona Laird This comic illustrates the impact of Covid-19 transitions on school educators and the pupils in their care. It demonstrates how transition experience can be both positive and…
By Divya Jindal-Snape and Jonathan Glazzard Students across the world have been experiencing multiple transitions related to their studies, family life and employment, to name a few. Students go to university not only to achieve an academic qualification but also…
By Samuel Stones It is at this time of the academic year when we often see secondary school staff visiting primary schools in their local area. These visits are typically part of a broader programme aimed at supporting Year 6…
By Samuel Stones It is at this time of the academic year when we often see secondary school staff visiting primary schools in their local area. These visits are typically part of a broader programme aimed at supporting Year 6…
By Moira Leslie Living in an Armed Forces family very often entails high levels of mobility with frequent moves of home, school and sometimes even different countries. One parent’ s work related transitions trigger multiple transitions for the entire family…
By Moira Leslie Living in an Armed Forces family very often entails high levels of mobility with frequent moves of home, school and sometimes even different countries. One parent’ s work related transitions trigger multiple transitions for the entire family…
By Marion Burns Navigating the first hurdle: preparing safe spaces for our children At practitioners and teachers consider the Scottish Government’s strategic framework for reopening early learning and childcare provision and schools in Scotland, I am reminded of the oft…
By Marion Burns Navigating the first hurdle: preparing safe spaces for our children At practitioners and teachers consider the Scottish Government’s strategic framework for reopening early learning and childcare provision and schools in Scotland, I am reminded of the oft…
By Samantha Ross The transition to becoming a doctoral student is known for being as much about a change in identity as it is about developing academically. So, in some ways, Covid-19 gave me a head start on this complex…
By Divya Jindal-Snape As Scotland prepares the route map for coming out of lockdown, the First Minister, highlighted the importance of prioritising those children and young people’s return to school who are to transition to primary school or primary to…
By Divya Jindal-Snape As Scotland prepares the route map for coming out of lockdown, the First Minister, highlighted the importance of prioritising those children and young people’s return to school who are to transition to primary school or primary to…