Scat does It’s Your Move lessons with year 6’s in around 8 schools at the end of the summer term.  The lessons are aimed at helping the year 6’s in their transition from junior school to secondary school.  The team that leads the lessons are all youth workers who are involved in the secondary schools work, and therefore the teams that the young people will see in the secondary school they go to.  The idea is to answer any questions they may have and also to get them thinking about what they are looking forward to, what they are scared about and what they are going to miss about the school that they are leaving.  The lessons are quite informal and involve a lot of student participation.

Alongside the lessons we offer a book to the schools which is produced by Scripture Union.  The book has stories, games, doodle pages and an A-Z of school life.  The whole thing is to encourage young people that although this is a scary adventure they are going on, there are people around who have been through it and also people around to support them through this time.
We have seen the benefits of It’s Your Move lessons as in September when the detached team is hanging around in the school we have lots of year 7’s coming up to us and talking about the lesson we did with them.  I even get year 9’s coming up to me and asking me if I did the lesson in their school about moving on!  It certainly makes and impact, and I hope it calms a few nerves about the big move they are about to make.