Supporting Emotional Wellbeing During Primary-Secondary School Transitions: Advice for Parents, Caregivers...

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Charlotte Louise Bagnall Divya Jindal-Snape

Supporting Emotional Wellbeing During Primary-Secondary School Transitions

Advice for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers

Charlotte Louise Bagnall, Divya Jindal-Snape

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Routledge
19 December 2025

Child & developmental psychology; Educational psychology; Education: care & counselling of students; Primary & middle schools; Secondary schools

Series: BPS Ask The Experts in Psychology Series

Primary‑secondary school transitions mark a pivotal developmental milestone in children’s and their supporters’ lives. This accessible guide distils international research and practical insights into a reader‑riendly resource focused on how parents, carers and teachers can support children’s emotional wellbeing during this significant period of change.

Focussing on supporting the supporters, Supporting Emotional Wellbeing During Primary-Secondary School Transitions addresses some of the most frequently asked questions about how we can best support our children during this key transitional phase, as well as how we can help them navigate amongst other social, academic, environmental and personal transitions. Following an effective Q&A structure and a ‘dip in and out’ approach, chapters discuss topics such as puberty and related developmental aspects, support networks, the child’s voice, additional support needs and much more. This book includes illustrations and real‑ife vignettes to help explain some complex concepts and scenarios.

Written by two transitions experts, this essential resource is for parents looking for straightforward guidance on questions related to their child’s primary‑econdary school transitions. With tips for teachers as well as parents and children, this may also be of interest to educators and school support professionals such as family liaison officers, educational psychologists and teaching assistants.

By: Charlotte Louise Bagnall, Divya Jindal-Snape
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781032715773
ISBN 10: 1032715774
Series: BPS Ask The Experts in Psychology Series
Pages: 172
Publication Date: 19 December 2025
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. What are primary-secondary school transitions and what do I need to know? 2. Why are primary-secondary school transitions important? 3. What is emotional well-being and what do I need to know? 4. Why is it important to understand children’s emotional well-being during primary-secondary school transitions? 5. Why is child and parental involvement important during primary-secondary school transitions? 6. How can parents support their child with their primary-secondary school transitions? 7. What is the purpose of primary and/or secondary school-led transition practices and are they effective?

Charlotte Louise Bagnall is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester within Manchester’s Institute of Education. Divya Jindal‑Snape is Professor and Personal Chair of Education, Inclusion and Life Transitions in the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law at the University of Dundee.

Reviews for Supporting Emotional Wellbeing During Primary-Secondary School Transitions: Advice for Parents, Caregivers and Teachers

“By bringing together a range of understandings about transitions, focusing on the timing in life of the primary-secondary transitions and giving real-life examples, this book embraces parents and children, meeting an important gap in the transitions literature in dynamic ways.” Aline-Wendy Dunlop, Emeritus Professor, University of Strathclyde, UK “This book provides many important recommendations for action and adjustments from a systemic perspective for parents and other important caregivers of the children, presented in an easy-to-understand and theoretically sound manner.” Daniel Mays, Professor of Pedagogy, Institute for Special Education, University of Education Freiburg, Germany