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Through the Moving Up programme we aim to enhance self-esteem, emotional resilience, wellbeing and confidence. The programme will include social development and play support covering issues that may affect children and their parents during transition, ensuring school readiness, offering new motivational techniques and ways to cope with change to ensure children and young people reach positive milestones.

There are two core elements to the Moving Up Programme: Big Step and Seven-Up. Big Step supports the transition from Nursery to Primary School. The Seven-Up programme is delivered to P7 children moving from Primary to Post Primary School.

How we do it
We aim to improve the transition experience for both children and parents/carers through a series of workshops. We will include topics such as:
- Time Management
- Travelling To School
- Internet Safety
- Bag Prep
- School Maps
- Healthy Eating
- Timetables
- Uniforms
- Making Friends
and more...

There will be parent sessions, class based sessions, mindfulness sessions and referrals to other services.

Eligibility
The Moving Up programme targets children and their parents who live within South Belfast. Moving Up is delivered by Belfast South Community Resources and is part of the Belfast South Early Intervention Project. Transitions is a Department for Education Wrap-Around Project, funded by the Department of Justice

Keep up to date with all our latest news

Moving Up Summer Trips

We had great fun on our Moving Up trips to Let’s Go Hydro and Prison Island which gave the children an opportunity to meet others who may be going to same secondary school as them!

Moving Up Transition Sessions

We’re having a great time working in local schools to deliver P7 transition sessions - aimed at developing relevant skills, self-confidence and promoting good well-being!

Moving Up Mindfulness Sessions

The kids have had great fun recently in their mindfulness sessions - P1 have done some mindful colouring to music and P7 have done some grounding and positive affirmations!

Moving Up Period Empowerment Workshops

The girls in our local schools have found their recent period empowerment workshops really helpful as they learnt about menstruation and reducing the stigma around periods.

A little helping hand for parents and children moving up to a new school.

Moving Up is part of the Belfast South Early Intervention Project. The project will contribute to both children and young people and their families being better supported. Each child and young person will be supported to get them the best start in life and allow them to develop from a health, education and personal perspective in order to reach their full potential. Parents will be supported in their parenting role.

Transitions is a Department for Education Wrap-Around Project, funded by the Department of Justice

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