Successful Student Transitions - A Time to Thrive

• School strategies for supporting transition as students prepare to either enter the school or get ready to leave at the top end of the school. Gayle believes all teachers need to be informed to support students and parents. Transition is for everyone.
• Gayle shares examples of intentional support for students and parents and how teachers are involved.
• Gayle shares her own story of transition from school to university where she moved from a place of settled and success to a completely new world where time and effort was needed to re-establish herself.
• Gayle recognises that transitions can be tough. It’s one of the things that drives her commitment to support young people manage change.
• When listening to Gayle - what resonates with you?
• What are you already doing to support transitions in your school and what could you add to help students and parents thrive in transition?

• What shocked Fabienne when she returned to work in Higher Education after a nine year absence.
• The research Fabienne conducted as she sought to understand why some students flourish while others simply survive.
• The model of well-being that resulted.
• Why, WHY is so important.
• How cultural agility matters even when you stay home.
• Boring but it matters - why the basics matter more than you think.

In this Voices in Transition Series, we are pleased to welcome Natasha Winnard (Natasha Winnard Consultancy) to the podcast.

We discuss:

• The work that Natasha does to support and guide mobile students and their families.

• The challenges she see's many students face when moving abroad to study at university.

• Natasha's tips and advice for getting prepared, starting strong and staying strong.

• How parents can support their mobile young person.

This is a great conversation for internationally mobile students and those who support them.

In this Voices in Transition Episode we are pleased to share our conversation with Jane Barron and Valérie Besanceney from SPAN (Safe Passage Across Networks).

Elizabeth, Jane and Valérie discuss:

• The work that SPAN does to support student, parents and families in transition.

• How impact unmanaged mobility can have on learning.

• The importance of leaving well to arrive well.

• The transition cycle and why understanding transition as a process helps to ride the waves of change.

• The importance of comfort and support in transition success.

• The value of self-compassion in times of transition.

• Why transition skills are THE skills for the 21st century.

• What Jane and Valérie have learned through their work at SPAN

This is a great conversation for students, parents and educators who want to learn more about transition as a skill for future

In Series Two we are excited to be sharing the voices of students in transition.

In this episode, Elizabeth speaks to Naomi a final year student, who at the time of recording is in the second term of her final year, looking forward towards her finals and what she hopes will come next.

Naomi shares:

• The mix of emotions that comes with all transitions.

• Her double transition, moving country and meeting different learning expectations.

• The surprise of being new in a place she thought she knew.

• The skills that helped her to adapt.

• How her strong future vision is driving her forward.

• The challenge of balancing her studies with building a productive and fun life.

• And some great advice about going abroad to study.

This is a great listen for students embarking on periods of change in their lives and the parents, educators/counsellors/mentors who are supporting them.

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In Series Two we are excited to be sharing the voices of students in transition.

In this episode, Elizabeth speaks to Toby a first year student, who at the time of recording the conversation had just completed his first term at university. Toby shares:

• Why not making the grades and losing out on a place at your first choice university, may not be the disaster you first imagine.

• How Toby has adjusted to university life and what most helped.

• Why embracing your interests and hobbies can be a great way to happiness at university.

• How Toby's former mobile lifestyle helped him to take this transition in his stride.

This is a great listen for students embarking on periods of change in their lives and the parents, educators/counsellors/mentors who are supporting them.

In the Series Two we are excited to be sharing the voices of students in transition. In this episode,

Elizabeth speaks to Maia. Maia is a third year university student and discusses:

• Her decision to take a gap year and why it was so beneficial.

• How she found the experience of adjusting to university life.

• Her insights to help new students as they settle in.

• The challenge of deciding what next.

This is a great listen for students embarking on periods of change in their lives and the parents, educators/counsellors/mentors who are supporting them.

In Series Two we are excited to be sharing the voices of students in transition.

In this episode Louise speaks to Ben, a third year university student who is currently taking working gap year in Spain. Ben shares:

• His experience of settling and adjusting to University life.

• How the move to Spain was similar and different.

• What Ben has learned about himself through these transition experiences.

• Tips and insights from experience to help other students undertaking a new transition experience.

This is a great listen for students embarking on periods of change in their lives and the parents, educators/counsellors/mentors who are supporting them.

In Series Two we are excited to share the voices of students in transition.

In this episode Elizabeth speaks to Raphie, who shares her experience of adjusting through several transitions discussing:

• Her experience of settling into university, the surprises and the lessons learned.

• What helped Raphie through the change from school to university.

• The similarities and differences between her move to university and the next transition.

• The benefits of the change experiences, and what Raphie has learned through it all.

We think this is a great listen for students embarking on periods of change in their lives and the parents, educators/counsellors/mentors supporting those students.

If you are the parent of a young person moving away from home then this episode is especially for you.

For parents there is a duality to the transition experience. They have to support their young person while also managing the impact the change has on their own lives.

In this episode we discuss:

• The challenges young people face when leaving home and how parents can best support them.

• Two frameworks to help parents manage their own change and adjustment experience.

• The concept of emergent adulthood and individuation and why parents need to learn to step back and encourage independence.