Moving up!
The transition to
secondary school
Animation script
Characters:
Albie, Dele, Alisha, Eliza
Act 1
Dele: [internal thought] I love being the oldest in school, it’s going to feel weird having to
start again. What if I’m no good at making friends?
[Cut to classroom]
Eliza: [internal thought] I really like my teachers; they always help me when I have
problems. What if the teachers at the new school aren’t nice or I can’t find my way around?
[Cut to school office]
Albie: [internal thought] Excited about going to a new school and all the new lessons but I’m
worried about the extra work and stuff to remember.
[Cut to car driving away from primary school]
Alisha: [internal thought] Been friends since reception, now we’re going to different schools,
excited to go somewhere bigger but I will miss my friends.
Act 2: the first week
Dele: [internal thought] Couldn’t sleep, scared I’d be late, don’t want to be the new kid… I
hope my teachers like me.
[Cut to Alisha]
Alisha: Wish I was back at my old school; I already miss my friends. Wonder if I’ll like my
new classmates.
Alisha’s dad: Alisha bus is here it’s time to go!
[Cut to Albie]
Albie: Yes, I know I won’t forget! Bye Mum!... Oh wait!
Albie: [internal thought] I hope I am less forgetful in school, there’s so much to remember.
[Cut to Inside of a school bus]
Eliza: [internal thought] Please let me find a seat next to someone nice, anyone… she looks
as nervous as me” …
Eliza: Hi, I’m Eliza.
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Act 3
Albie: [internal thought] Feel like everyone is looking at me, can’t see anyone I recognise.
Albie: Oh no I forgot my planner on the first day!
Alisha: You can look at mine if you want to... do you want to walk in together?
[Cut to Eliza]
Eliza: Don’t think I’m in the right place, now I’m going to be late for my lesson…He was nice
now all I’ve got to do is avoid Year 11’s!
[Cut to Dele]
Dele: Lessons are so hard, don’t want to be here, just going to keep to myself. Who will I sit
next to at lunch? At least it will be halfway to home time.
Act 4: one month later
Dele: Albie have you done that Maths homework yet? It was really hard, took me ages!
Albie: Yeah, but we’ve got so much homework to do. I’m always late handing stuff in.
Dele: Talk to Mr. Shah, he helped me work out a plan… It made me feel less stressed just to
talk about it.
Eliza: Can I give you both some advice? Look behind you! [laughter]
[Cut to Alisha]
Alisha: No-one in my form seems interested in the things I like
Adult: Sorry to hear that Alisha. How about trying some of the lunchtime or after-school
clubs? You might meet people who enjoy the same things as you.
Alisha: Guess I could try one, it might be fun.
Adult: Well done and remember settling in somewhere new takes time.
[Cut to Eliza]
Eliza: [internal thought] I’m finally going to be early for English, can’t believe I used to
struggle so much with direct…oh!
Albie: Don’t worry Eliza, we all make mistakes. Remember when I called Mrs Taylor “Mum”
by mistake! [laughter]
Act 5: the end of Year 7
Eliza: Look how nervous they are! I can’t believe that was us less than a year ago!
Dele: I know! If I could go back, I’d just tell myself that everyone was in the same boat and
was probably just as nervous as I was!
Albie: I should have spoken to Mr. Shah earlier. When I did speak to him it helped me get
organised and I worried about it less
Alisha: I found a lot of year 7 pretty tough, I still do…finding friends was tricky, so glad I met
you guys!
