Schools should put in place a formal system to help children startingtheir first year of secondary school adjust to the transition, researchhas shown.
Edge Hill University in Lancashire looked at the transition made bypupils from primary to secondary school. Researchers found that pupilswith average or high levels of emotional intelligence, also referred toas emotional literacy, cope much better with transition.
The study also looked at how secondary schools could help pupils developthis emotional intelligence to prepare and support them as they leaveprimary school. There was evidence that intervention programmes for Year7 pupils, which included individual mentoring by sixth formers andspending time in tutor groups, helped to increase self-esteem andself-confidence.
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