Relationships: between your child and other students Children in BISR told us that they like it when teachers recognise them and know their background and families. As a parent you could consider: Find out who will be transferring to the new school with your compound • If possible arrange for your child to spend some time with their new • classmates before the transition. Encourage your child to see the benefits of making new friendships. • Encourage the development of friendships out of school and if possible • prior to the transfer. Recognise your may grieve over the loss of contact with staff and • students, especially if they have become parted from a special relationship. Give your child the opportunity to talk about how they feel about this. Encourage new friendships and teach your child the necessary skills to • make new relationships, without alienating previous friends. If there are any out of school activities that your child could be part of, • enrol them into these. This is especially helpful if the transition is over a holiday period where there may be activities arranged within the period and children can start discussing their new school with other pupils. If you are concerned that your child has a problem forming friendships, • please contact BISR as soon as possible. Travelling to school Transferring to another school may mean that your child is using a different transport method to travel to school. Things you may wish to consider to help you and your child manage this are:
Relationships: between your child and other students Children in BISR told us that they like it when teachers recognise them and know their background and families. As a parent you could consider: • Find out who will be transferring to the new school with your compound • If possible arrange for your child to spend some time with their new classmates before the transition. • Encourage your child to see the benefits of making new friendships. • Encourage the development of friendships out of school and if possible prior to the transfer. • Recognise your may grieve over the loss of contact with staff and students, especially if they have become parted from a special relationship. Give your child the opportunity to talk about how they feel about this. • Encourage new friendships and teach your child the necessary skills to make new relationships, without alienating previous friends. • If there are any out of school activities that your child could be part of, enrol them into these. This is especially helpful if the transition is over a holiday period where there may be activities arranged within the period and children can start discussing their new school with other pupils. • If you are concerned that your child has a problem forming friendships, please contact BISR as soon as possible. Travelling to school Transferring to another school may mean that your child is using a different transport method to travel to school. Things you may wish to consider to help you and your child manage this are:
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