Moving Beyond Change: Utilising Multiple and Multi-dimensional Transitions theory and Drama to devise and reflect on Primary-Secondary School Transitions

Primary-secondary school transitions are an ongoing process involving pupils moving from one educational establishment (primary) to another (secondary), and changes to their interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships. This evaluative case study discusses aspects of two sessions within a series of five drama workshops. These workshops were devised as part of a wider research project investigating the use of drama to support pupils’ primary-secondary school transitions within one Scottish local authority. Multiple and Multiple-dimensional Transitions theory alongside drama conventions were used to conceptualise, theorise and plan the workshops. As such, the paper draws upon educational drama, drama conventions and primary-secondary school transitions literature to discuss and reflect on the process of devising and implementing the drama.