We are now in that time of year when Year 6 children are having visits to high school and getting ready to start their new school in September. This period can feel like a major change for all children and their families. And while this is a big step for
all children, for young people with additional needs, the anxieties and challenges can be heightened.
To support families, 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.
Who is the course for?
The course is relevant for families with children with a wide range of additional needs, including dyspraxic, dyslexic, very anxious, autistic, really dislike change, have ADHD, a learning disability, a physical disability or any other additional need.
The course is aimed at parents and carers of children with additional needs in Years 5 and 6.
While in Year 6 the transition to high school feels closer, the course is also helpful during Year 5, to help parents, carers and children start getting ready for the journey towards secondary school.
What does the course include?
The course is tailored so that whatever their child’s needs and 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 NHS psychology experts working with Solihull Approach. It is informed by experience and is designed to help families in practical ways.
Find out more
Communication with parents, carers and families
Please share information about this free course with families via newsletters, text services or however your school communicates with families, using the pre-prepared text provided below.
There is also a further toolkit with posters images for social media here:
In Our Place - communications toolkit | Bradford Families and Young Persons
Toolkit for sharing In Our Place free course information with parents, carers and families:
School text option
Parents/carers of children in Yr6 and Yr5: in preparation for transition to secondary school, if your child has additional needs, you may find this online course useful. Completely FREE to Bradford District families with the code BDPARENTS. Find out more:
https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/course/128
School newsletter or longer message
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, 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 the preparation for 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