Managing Transitions

• New lesson editor
• PSHE
• Tutorial
• +1
• Upper Secondary (Key Stage 4)
• Further Education (Key Stage 5)
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)
• BTEC, GCSE

Introduction

Thank you for selecting this lesson on managing transitions! It's deigned for any level of learner moving onto the next stage of their academic career, and can even be adapted for those going into employment. This lesson is very customisable so feel free to edit for your learners if you need to!

Managing Transitions

Hello! This lesson is on managing transitions! It's designed to be very open and very customisable, so feel free to adapt it for wherever is most relevant to your learners. It also works for those going into employment but may need some mild edits on wording here and there.

The design scheme is deliberately abstract here too, but all the components can be moved or altered.

Transition slide! deliberately blank, as are the others like it!

What changes have you experienced?

A word cloud starter activity.

Lesson Objectives

1. Understand what a transition is

2. Learn how to manage change successfully

Lesson objectives page.

What is a transition?

1. Change from one stage to another

2. Can be planned or unexpected

3. Happens throughout life

Information slide.

What is a transition?

Examples:

• primary → secondary

• GCSE → sixth form

• School → Employment

Analogy:

• Like reaching a new level in a game

Further information slide.

Enter your question here

1

Excited

2

Nervous

3

Both

4

Not sure

How does change make you feel?

A poll to gauge learner feelings. You may wish to look in more detail in a report after the lesson itself.

Why transitions can be challenging

1. New routines

2. New people

3. Higher expectations

4. Uncertainty

Information slide.

Enter your question here

1

New routines

2

New people

3

Higher Expectations

4

Uncertainty

5

Something else

6

Nothing

What worries you about change?

A poll that you could also use to reflect on later if needed.

New routines

New people

Higher expectations

Uncertainty

What advice would you give to someone worried about the next stage?

Word cloud with categories to create a sense of communal support.

How to manage transitions

1. Prepare

2. Stay organised

3. Ask for help

4. Stay positive

An information slide - the suitcase is made of LessonUp's built in shapes!

Fill in the blanks

Transitions are easier when you prepare, stay organised, and ask for help.

prepare

organised

help

ignore

panic

avoid

Complete the Strategy

Fill in the blanks activity - you could edit this to make it more complex if needed.

Create your top 5 tips for someone starting a new stage of their education

This could be run in pairs or groups.

What stage is coming next for you? What are you going to do to prepare?

This exit ticket should work as an effective way of building on everything discussed in the lesson and creating open and honest discourse.

For more topical lessons visit the

UK Spotlight Channel

Thank you for using this lesson!