Year 6 children across Bradford District now know the high school they will be attending this autumn. The period from finding out, until that first day in September, can be a big transition for the child and their family. It is the next big step in their
education and can be a big moment in their lives. And while this is a time of major transition for all children, for children with additional needs the anxieties and challenges can be heightened.
To support families during this time, a completely free, online course is available from the In Our Place course library.
‘Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs’
is available free to all parents and carers in the Bradford District – just by using the code
BDPARENTS. The course is also relevant for children in year 5, to help parents, carers and children start getting ready for the journey towards secondary school.
The course is tailored so that whatever their child’s developmental age, parents and carers can use the ideas and techniques to help better understand their child, their emotions and how to help them process or manage them. The course is also a support for
the emotional wellbeing of parents and carers of children with additional needs.
This course has been developed by a team of NHS Educational Psychologists, Clinical Psychologists and Child Psychotherapists. It is informed by experience and is designed to help families in practical ways.
For more information about this course and the full library of courses visit
Free wellbeing online courses in Bradford – inourplace.
Please share information about this free course with families via newsletters, text services or however your school communicates with families, using the pre-prepared resources provided below.
Background information
‘Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs’,
is one of 17 online courses available free, on demand, from In Our Place, to help people in the Bradford District better cope with family life, bringing up children, parenting, relationships, and their emotional wellbeing. Full details of the support for families
are on the FYI website -
Parenting programme pathway.
In Our Place is commissioned by Bradford Children and Families Trust with funding provided by Bradford Council’s Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. The In Our Place online platform provides evidence-based courses, devised by the NHS and offered in
partnership with the experts at Solihull Approach, to support mental health and wellbeing in parents, children and their families.
Further background information for teachers and professionals is available on the
FYI website.
Communications resource 1 - text message to families
Parents/carers of children in Yr 6: in preparation for transition to secondary school, if your child has additional needs, you may find this FREE course useful. FREE to Bradford District families with the code BDPARENTS. For early preparation, course can
also be followed while in Yr 5. Find out more:
https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/course/128
Communications resource 2 - school newsletter or other communication
Moving up to secondary school – free support for parents and carers of children with additional needs
Parents and carers of children in Year 6 and Year 5 – as we move closer towards the transition to high school this summer, or looking ahead towards starting high school the following year, this can be a period of mixed emotions for the whole family. Worries
and anxieties may be heightened if your child has additional needs.
‘Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs’ is a free, online course, available to all families in the Bradford
District. This free course, part of the In Our Place course library, can be followed on demand, in your own time, and will help you help your child navigate and prepare during now and the time of starting high school.
As well as ideas and techniques to help you better understand your child, their emotions, and how to help them process or manage them, the course is also a support for the emotional wellbeing of parents and carers of children with additional needs.
To access the course for free, all you need is your Bradford District post code and the access code BDPARENTS.
‘Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs’, is one of 17 online courses available free, on demand, from In Our Place. The courses support most stages families of family life. Other courses you might find helpful include ‘Understanding
your child with additional needs’ and ‘Understanding your teenager's brain’.
To access the course and to find out more about the full library of In Our Place courses visit
https://fyi.bradford.gov.uk/parenting-programme-pathway/#inourplace
Communications resource 3 - images to use
Recommended pictures to use with this information:
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