Joining The Dots Resources

TOOLS FOR TRANSITION

Transition Guide for Schools

An essential reference for all Primary and Secondary School Transition Coordinators

Preparing for Secondary School: A Guide for Parents 2018

 

 

 

Please contact INLLEN for High Res copies if required

Goodbye Primary, Hello High School

Goodbye Primary, Hello High School has been produced by Kids' Own Publishing and was designed by Year 6 students from Westbreen Primary School and Year 7 students from Pascoe Vale Girls College as part of the Joining the Dots Moreland project.

Kids’ Own Publishing is a social purpose arts organisation that empowers children, families and communities to share their stories through artist-led community publishing.

View the book online or click here to download a PDF

Transition Videos for student, parent and mixed audiences

These short videos/digital case studies have been developed for use by educators and community agencies as part of a comprehensive transition program.

    • They are intended to be shared with Year 5/6 students and their families to provide an overview of transition, why it’s important and some great tips and advice from real students, families, educators and community agency workers.
    • They are ideal for use in the classroom with students as conversation starters, Year 5/6 information days, orientation days, etc. and also for parents during information sessions.
    • One set has been developed with Pascoe Vale Girls College (PVGC), a single sex large secondary school in Moreland and the student video is also accompanied by a Teacher Handbook. (attached for upload)
    • The second has been created with William Ruthven Secondary College (WRSC), a small co-ed secondary school in the north of Darebin currently undergoing a school rebuild.

Presentations & Resources

 

 

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FOR FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

TOOLS/RESOURCES:

    • Victorian Auditor-General Office, Education Transitions (March 2015), Victorian Auditor-General’s Report. Download a PDF
    • Brigit Maguire and Maggie Yu (2014), Transition to secondary school, The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children Annual statistical report 2014: Chapter 5, Page 83 Available via Growing Up in Australia
    • FIRE UP! For Transition DVD (aimed at parents and families), Inner Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (IELLEN) & Outer Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (OELLEN) Fire Up! For Transition
    • In Transit from Primary to Secondary School DVD (aimed at parents and families), Hume Whittlesea Local Learning Employment Network (HWLLEN) Follow  this link and click on Resources – Parent Tips

REFERENCES:

    • ARACY (Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth)
    • Catholic Education Melbourne: Family-School Partnerships
    • Catholic Education Melbourne: Parent Engagement in Action Resource (PEAR)
    • Dr Karen Mapp Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family–School Partnerships
    • Parents Victoria – Working Together
    • School-Family & Community Partnerships Audit Tool
    • Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M. G., Sheldon, S. B., et al. (2009).  School, Family, and Community Partnership: Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition and Handbook CD.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
    • George Otero, Robert Csoti & David Rothstadt, Creating Powerful Learning Relationships: A Whole School Community Approach. Available via RelationaLearning
    • John West-Burnham, Maggie Farrar, & George Otero, Schools and Communities: Working Together to Transform Children’s Lives. Available via RelationaLearning
    • Hutchins, D. J., Greenfeld, M. G., & Epstein, J. L. (2015).  Family Reading Night.  New York: Taylor and Francis.
    • Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M. G., Sheldon, S. B., et al. (2009).  School, Family, and Community Partnership: Your Handbook for Action, Third Edition and Handbook CD.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
    • Epstein, J. L. (2011).  School, Family, and Community Partnerships:  Preparing Educators and Improving Schools (Second Edition). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
    • Hutchins, D. J., Greenfeld, M. G., & Epstein, J. L., Sanders, M. G., & Galindo, C. (2012).   Multicultural Partnerships: Involve All Families.  New York: Taylor and Francis.
    • Butler, S, 2010, Family School Partnerships Make a Difference, Professional Voice, Vol 8, No 2, pp 11-17
    • Hanewald, Ria Dr (2013), Transition Between Primary and Secondary School: Why it is Important and How it can be Supported, Australian Journal of Teacher Education: Vol. 38: Issue 1, Article 5. Download a PDF
    • Mulcahy, Margaret (2012), Engagement in the Middle Years: a path for successful lifetime learning, The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust of Australia. Download a PDF

Joining the Dots Project Evaluation & Reports

    • Joining the Dots, The Yarra Primary Secondary School Transition Project (2012 December), Yarra Education Youth Commitment. Download a PDF
    • Joining the Dots 2, The Yarra Primary Secondary School Transition Project (2014 September), Yarra Youth Commitment. Download a PDF
    • Joining the Dots 3, The Yarra Primary Secondary School Transition Project (May 2018), Zita Pinda Seven Ways Consultancy  Download a PDF
    • Joining the Dots Evaluation, Final Report (2018) Download a PDF