Prevent - Gijon practice: Transition plan between primary school and secondary school
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29 June 2015The transition from primary school to secondary education is a step change that requires dedication and coordination from all levels involved: primary centers affiliated with the school, counseling team in the area, parents of future students of center, and all parties involved of the Institute (Director, Head of Studies, Department of Counseling, Educational Departments ...)
Leaving this important step to fate can generate situations and problems that can drag on for the whole school. It's good for these students receptor sites with the centers prepare transit senders that favors well received and positively predisposes to students and families to the center.
Therefore the development of this plan is to systematize in the best way possible the transition, for both the students and the families and the school center own, collaborate and help to create a positive climate of coexistence at school
Introduction to the school system in Spain
Compulsory Education until 16 years old.
Primary school (6-12)
Secondary School (13-16)
There are several primary school centers linked to one I.E.S ( Instituto de Educacion Secundaria).
Target group
This plan is to support children and parents through the change from primary to secondary school.
Need and context
It´s a transition procedure for a warm welcome between the possible centers of precedence and the centre of reception of the student
This school has a living together plan who includes a group of students who receive training in conflicts resolution, negotiation, and they build a bridge with the new students. This group is called mediation group
Dedication and coordination by all involved are needed.
General aims of the plan:
• To make sure the school continuity
• To work in school failure
• Ro make the information exchange easier among the stages
• To identify and value the needs of the students
• To orientate and guide families
• To strengthen Tutorial Action measures
• To promote resources, materials and experiences exchanges between professionals of the area
• To prevent early school leaving
• To design common criteria to work with specific needs and children at risk.
How it works?
The plan starts to be developped in the last term of the last course before the transition and it lasts the first term of the new course. This plan is coordinated by the teacher of the community services.
Aims | Activities | Time | Responsible |
To give information to the families and students about the secondary compulsory education. | Informative session for parents and students in last year of primary centers. Visits to the secondary center Open days | Last school term in Primary school Before choices of center | Principals and guidance team of secondary school in coordination with staff of primary school |
Visits to the different departments of the new center, classes, gymnasium, lab.. Several activities are organized for all the students of last year of primary school And talks given by the group of mediation about the dairy life in the center | Last school term Before registration period | Tutors and group of mediation | |
To give a warm welcome and promote the integration of the students | Specific and personal information of the registered students. Meetings between teachers of primary and secondary school for information exchange. Exchange of students files To held periodical meetings among old/new school | Last school term After registration period | Tutors, Guidance department |
The first day of school there are only activities for leisure to link the new students and the second day there is an excursion of all students | At the beginning of the new course | These activities are organized for the mediation group | |
To make sure the continuity of all and specifically students with special needs | Special meetings with guidance teachers, send reports with specific information of the students at risk, Personal welcome to families at risk Fill a personal report for each student | At the end of last term At the first beginning of new course | Guidance teachers and tutors primary/secondary school. Specific teams for students with special needs |
To prevent early school leaving | Specific meetings between guidance tutors and teachers, Specific information about the pupils at risk and effective measures to deal with Coordination with social services to know more about the children | At the end of last term At the beginning of the new course | Guidance teachers, tutors, social workers, teams for specific needs |
To create a good school climate | Meeting with entities and social and school resources in the area Day care centers, support centers, centers for families, roma secretariat, parents associations | At the beginning of the new course |
It’s a good practice because it’s a way to facilitate the transition between different school steps and make sure to support the children and overall with difficulties. It´s a work of all the community in the area.
The challenges are related to the different circumstances of the children and the need to have coordination with many agents .
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