Advice from Teachers....Moving from Y1 to Y2 - worried about DS

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DS didnt adjust too well from reception to Y1 - he found the transion abit of a shock. He is now very, very settled and his classes are a great bunch...he bonds well with the girls who take a good 2/3rds of the class.

He will move to Y2 in Sept....Im concerned about the move again and want to prepare him much more this time...Also as there are two year classes they will be mixing them up - Im very concerned

We have parents evening next week so I will raise my concerns to teacher

The transition from R to Y1 is a far bigger transition than the transition to Y2.

But school can do a lot to help with transition. My DS was given a photo of his new teacher and classroom before the holidays, and he met his new teacher and saw his new classroom several times before the holidays.....

Raise your concerns because there is a lot they can and will do.

Thanks, Im worrying big time, I know they will do visits and I know this is what the teacher will say but I just need the new teacher to be aware

I agree. Ds strugglerd a LOT with the move from reception to Year 1. it is a huge leap. He is now in Year 2 and thriving.

The move from y1 to y2 is often a lot less traumatic for children than the move from founation. Both y1 and y2 are more likely to follow similar routines (curriculum, assembly, same playtimes etc) whereas foundation stage will have very different more child initiated set up and so the transition is huge. Also DS will be a year older and at least half the children in his class he will know from this year. I would suggest you just remind his current teacher of the difficulties he had moving to year 1 and ask them to bear it in mind when decissions about class mix ups are made. As a year 2 teacher I have been told by several parents 'oh the transition this year has been so much easier' I hope the same is true for your DS.

As others have said, the move from yr 1 to yr 2 is far less traumati than the move from reception to yr 1.

thank you. Montymum - great idea about gentle reminder of how he struggled and asking her to bare in mind re the class selection... his teacher isnt the "fluffy" of people although she is a darn good teacher so will approach it as a gentle reminder

phew feel better now...

PS He's my only one, can you tell?

DD was really knocked off kilter when she moved from Reception to Y1, I was really surprised at how big an impact it had on her.

So I was all geared up for more problems when she moved from Y1 to Y2 - but it all went much more smoothly and she seemed better equipped to take it in her stride - perhaps because she is a little more mature, knew the rest of the children in the year better (there was much more mixing of classes in Y1) and had been there and got the T-shirt.

Now I'm starting to worry about moving to Y3...