Survival at school

Starting a new school can be a daunting time for any child. For children who have been adopted there can be many additional layers of complexity. Here are some resources that our Family Practitioners frequently use with families.

You may wish to share them with your child’s teachers and school support staff:

• Back to school anxiety booklet: How to help (Dr Pooky Knightsmith)
• Adoption and attachment a guide for those working in education (Gloucestershire County Council)
• What survival looks like in school (inner World Work)
• Welcoming an adopted child to a nursery or Early Years foundation stage (EYFS) setting: Practical strategies to help nurseries and families work together to enable an adopted child to settle in and to thrive there (Adoption UK)
• Welcoming an adopted child into your primary school An introductory guide for schools to getting the best start at a new primary school for adopted children (Adoption UK)
• What survival looks like in primary school (inner World Work)
• Welcoming an adopted child to your secondary school (Adoption UK)
• What survival looks like in secondary school (inner World Work)
• ‘Let’s get chatting’ tips and advice on ways to help prepare if you child is starting school in September (Livewell SouthWest)