Transitions and results day
What's it all about?
You may have some big changes coming up whether it's moving to secondary school, further education or leaving school for work or university. These transitions can be difficult; check out our tips below to help.
check out this ted talk on the crossroads between childhood and adulthood.
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When changes are happening we can often create more anxiety for ourselves by picturing bad things happening. These thoughts and images in your head are not facts! Think instead about all the good things that could happen and get excited!
Check out these positive affirmations:
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Being aware of how we are feeling about upcoming changes can help us to know what to do to feel better! Make a list of any thoughts you have about all the changes taking place. Split them into worries and the things you are excited about. This list will help remind you that big changes that can scare us can bring about positive things too!
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'Promise me you will always remember:
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.'
Christopher Robin
Exams are finished and school is out! What now? It's normal to have some post-exam blues and struggle without the structure of school. Read BBC Bitesize's 6 tips on how to recover.
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No matter what big change is coming up for you its normal to be giving you all the different types of feels. We can build up our resilience to help us cope with these changes by practicing self care.
Self-care is the small things we do to look after our mental health. Remember with self-care what works for your best mates may be completely different for what works for you. What matters is listening to yourself and trying to give your mind what it needs. Youngminds asked these young people what self-care means to them.
what is self-care?
Watch for top tips on how you can use poetry as self-care.
Click on the boxes below to access Anna Freud's Summer self-care plans.
Results day can bring about all sorts of scary feelings. Remember that you are not alone and there is always support available.
Speak to the Careers Advisor at your school or your Form Tutor who will be able to talk to you about your options.
Read more by clicking on the box here
Read more about what to do if you don't get the grades you need
have a go!
Are you panicking about exam results or feeling anxious about a big change coming up in your life? Try chilling out! Literally! You might have seen ice cube hacks on TikTok. For a short while hold ice in your hands, move it along your arms and face, hold it in your mouth and even try dunking your face in cold water. These are all grounding techniques used to distract yourself from anxious thoughts and refocus on the present.
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Using these ice hacks can disrupt the fight, flight and freeze response we all enter when we are anxious. The ice can reduce the temperature of your skin and lower your heart rate. It also can trigger a pain-like response forcing the neurotrasmitters in your brain to refocus.
Trafford Thrive are also running a workshop for parents and carers on supporting a young person with transition in education during the summer.
If this is something you would be interested in attending, please email traffordthrive.education@mft.nhs.uk
What can adults do?
Click here for the Young Minds parent and carer guide to supporting your young person with their transition.
Anna Freud have a free guidance booklet for parents and carers supporting young people’s transition to secondary school. Click the picture or visit their website for more info
