NSW Public Schools website

This resource is designed to assist schools in developing successful primary to secondary school transition programs, from an initial audit of needs, through development, to successful and ongoing implementation. It acknowledges and builds upon the current work and achievements of many NSW government schools in the development of effective, comprehensive transition programs.

This resource is intended to support staff in primary and secondary schools who wish to develop and implement effective transition programs. These materials comprise:

• research information about primary to secondary transition
• a possible process for developing and reviewing a transition program
• a suggested approach to auditing current activities, needs and opportunities for transition
• factors that could be considered when implementing and evaluating a transition program
• case studies of transition activities and programs in NSW government schools.

Read more at http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/gotoschool/highschool/transitions/index.php