Starting Secondary School

confidence, friendships, routines, and resilience from Day 1

The jump between primary and secondary school marks one of the biggest transitions in a student’s life. It’s the point at which a young person leaves the relatively safe cocoon of childhood and enters the wide world of adolescence. For both parents and their children, it can be a huge shock, as they encounter a minefield of serious issues to deal with - everything from peer and study pressures to phones, parties and beyond.

In Starting Secondary School, Michael Carr-Gregg gives you the up to date tools and information you need to guide your child entering this turbulent and testing time. Evidence based, practical, wise, caring advice on:

• Choosing the right school for you

• Settling into secondary school

• Homework, study tips and tricks

• Coping with stress, anxiety and depression

• Social issues such as bullying and friendships

• Health and wellbeing, including the importance of sleep and diet

• Mobile phones and technology

Starting secondary school is a whole lot more complex than it once was, but this highly engaging, content-rich event will help your family face this major milestone armed with knowledge and confidence.