Back to School Workbooks
The two workbooks, “Primary” and “Secondary” are aimed at supporting the children and young people within these groups when the time comes for them to return to education after the summer or after more periods of self-isolation. If they have spent a considerable period away from school, this can be a daunting and/or an exciting prospect.
Each worksheet focuses on age specific areas and questions, whilst aiming to the support key themes for the children or young person’s development and return to school. The key themes are:
Routine: this is a good way to gain insight into the child/young person's life during holidays, or during self-isolation periods (during the pandemic), but also to try and encourage positive routines and the importance of routines to our health and wellbeing.
Relationships: key focus on both age sections as we try to shine a light on who is important for that child/young person and why this is the case. This is a good opportunity to explore healthy relationships and how this can be supported during times away from school.
Feelings: discussion around emotions regarding the time off and how things have been, including any worries experienced. There is a focus on promoting positive wellbeing.
Managing Change: this section explores some of the changes that occurred during the pandemic. There is space to reflect upon areas we can and cannot control.
Our workbook ends with important messages to remember, and the message is one that will potentially cultivate hope in the child or young person. The key messages are:
- Keeping to a routine is helpful.
- Make time for things you enjoy.
- All feelings are ok.
- Never be afraid to ask for help.
- Change can sometimes be a good thing.
- Working towards goals can make us proud.
- You are awesome.
We hope that you find these workbooks helpful with the children/young people in your education settings.
