MOVING UP

Moving Up is a series of artist led activities which support year 6 children in their transition from primary to secondary school. This resource is designed to give teachers the tools to work with children to express and communicate their feelings about this transition through discussion, images, movements and sound.






Access the Moving Up microsite here:

http://movingup.serpentinegalleries.org




Why





> A positive primary to secondary transition has been identified as a vital part of determining a young person’s development and lessens the risk of falling behind academically or dropping out of school.





At the end of the activities children should have:





> Increased confidence about their individual strengths and talents





> A better understanding of what is positive about secondary school





> Recognised and shared different emotions and developed ideas about how to represent these visually and through movement and sound.





> Developed group-work skills such as communicating individual ideas, compromise and group decision-making.





Key words





> Nervous, excited, sad, ambitious, reluctant, confident, anxious, intimidated, enthusiastic, vulnerable, letting go, looking forward, aspiration, future self, ritual, responsibilities, independence.





How to use the resources





> Each activity is designed to take 1-2 hours. Although you can use them separately, the activities work best when used in sequence.





Start by doing at least one of the discussion starters before doing an activity with your class or group.