Intervening to improve the transfer to secondary school |
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| Authors: | Jackie Bloyce |
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| Institution: | Buckinghanshire Educational Psychology Service , Amarsham , UK |
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| Abstract: | Evaluation data are reported on a Transfer Support Team (TST) intervention which supports pupils identified as vulnerable during secondary school transfer. Information about school concerns and broader adjustment measures were collected from TST supported pupils on three occasions and from a “typical benchmark group” on two occasions. Factors known to confer additional vulnerability around school transfer were also analysed: English as an additional language, free school meals eligibility and special educational needs. Findings indicate that this relatively brief transfer support programme impacts positively on targeted pupils’ levels of school concerns and illustrates the importance of differentiated monitoring of intervention outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | secondary transfer transition school concerns adjustment intervention vulnerable pupils |
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