''Your child's move to secondary school'' webchat
On 19 July 2005, Senior Regional Adviser for the Secondary National Strategy Frances Bestley participated in a live online Question & Answer session on the ParentsCentre site.
Mrs Bestley answered all your pertinent questions on starting at secondary school and the structure of the curriculum, as well as giving tips and guidance on how you can help your child continue to make good progress at school.
She was online for one hour and a video of the event is now available to view.
To watch the video of this interview, follow the links below. Alternatively,
you can 
read
the transcribed version
- download (.doc)
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Windows Media Player files
These files are played using Windows Media Player, which is available free from
the
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School and your family - a survey
Starting school and moving on to secondary school are times of great change not
just for your child but for you too. Parentline Plus would like to hear your
stories so that they can share ideas with other parents who are facing these
family transitions. Please
follow this link to complete the survey
[External Site]
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