Dandelion Children: Year 6 pupils’ perspectives of the impact of transferring schools on learning
Bryony Parkinson
(PGCE General Primary, 2021-2022)
Abstract
By the time they finish school, most British pupils will have attended at least two schools. The empirical link between moving schools and declining academic performance is well documented, but pupil perspectives on the impact of school transferal on their learning are rarely sought. Drawing on multiperspective Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a philosophy and methodology, this article outlines a proposal for a small-scale research project comparing the views of three Year 6 non-mobile, mobile, and Service children, also known as ‘dandelion children’. It concludes that listening to pupil perspectives empowers them as active agents in their own transition experiences, whilst helping teachers reflect on the support they provide to pupils as they join and leave their classrooms.
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Citation: Bryony, B. (2023). Dandelion Children: Year 6 pupils’ perspectives of the impact of transferring schools on learning. Journal of Trainee Teacher Educational Research, Volume 14 pp. 55-82. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.96740