Category Life Transitions

Blog 42. Navigating transitions during war and conflict

By Catherine Koini   Last week we welcomed a Ukrainian refugee family into our home in Belgium. A young mother, father and 3 month old baby daughter. Upon hearing the first missile at 4am on 24th February, they immediately woke…

Blog 39: The XII Pillars of Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions: Implications for COVID-19 related transitions

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 &…

Blog 33. Do you want a corona? No, I don’t like beer: The transition of a trainee teacher through Covid 19

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…

Blog 20. Impact of COVID-19: University lives in transition

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…

Blog 24. Multiple and multi-dimensional primary-secondary school transitions (video)

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…

Blog 20. Impact of COVID-19: University lives in transition (includes comic)

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…

Blog 19. COVID-19 and nature connectedness: Staying wild, inside and out (comic)

By Alexia Barrable The COVID-19 pandemic and the necessary response from it triggered multiple transitions for all. One of the constants during this period was the natural world, and more than 60% of adults turned to the natural world for support at this time.…

Blog 17. Multiple and Multi-Dimensional Transitions (MMT): From Primary to Secondary

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…

Blog 17. Multiple and Multi-Dimensional Transitions (MMT): From Primary to Secondary

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…

Blog 15. Impact of COVID-19 on the transitions of children from armed forces families

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…

Blog 15. Impact of COVID-19 on the transitions of children from armed forces families

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…

Blog 10. New ways of supporting children and young people’s school transitions during the pandemic?

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…

Blog 10. New ways of supporting children and young people’s school transitions during the pandemic?

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…

Blog 6. COVID-19 and school transitions: Lost, and found, in transitions (comic)

By Anj Snape and Divya Jindal-Snape; artwork Ashling Larkin COVID-19 has triggered multiple and multi-dimensional transitions for everyone. This blog post is in the form of a comic. ‘Lost, and found, in transitions’ tells the story of the transitions of…

Blog 5. Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions: The impact of Covid-19 on Teachers

By Jonathan Glazzard and Samuel Stones This blog explores the transitions that teachers are experiencing during the Covid-19 lockdown. It explores the challenges that they are facing and provides practical guidance to support teachers during the current time. We conceptualise…

Blog 5. Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions: The impact of Covid-19 on Teachers

By Jonathan Glazzard and Samuel Stones This blog explores the transitions that teachers are experiencing during the Covid-19 lockdown. It explores the challenges that they are facing and provides practical guidance to support teachers during the current time. We conceptualise…