{"id":6662,"date":"2020-03-04T16:53:17","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/https:\/\/upschoolsttims.digitalschools03.com.au\/?p=6662"},"modified":"2026-04-07T08:55:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:55:59","slug":"finishing-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/guest-contributors\/finishing-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a Positive Transition When Finishing Secondary School"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6662\" class=\"elementor elementor-6662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1e72d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b1e72d4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06c3200\" data-id=\"06c3200\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed425d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ed425d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"white-space: normal;\">How to Make a Positive Transition When Finishing Secondary School<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb54a56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb54a56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>In this video, Amba Brown sits down with Richard Mills from Digital Schools and talks about ways you can best support your child to make a positive transition into primary school out of secondary school<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef68e2b elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ef68e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-fit-aspect-ratio elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/334099884?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=1&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=1#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3ef62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3ef62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Finishing High School: Tips<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h4><h2><strong>Positive Transitioning<\/strong><\/h2><p>Positive Transitioning\u00a0is\u00a0implementing ways to best prepare individuals to navigate new beginnings. We do this by preparing them emotionally, practically and socially for their specific transition.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here we discuss\u00a0<i>Positive Transitioning<\/i>\u00a0as a holistic framework, for supporting students during their school transitions; starting school, starting secondary school and finishing school.\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>Supporting the Finishing School Transition\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2><p>Finishing school today is commonly paired with student anxiety around their decision on next steps.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here we explore how students can best navigate these various options and unknowns. We also cover a new framework from Amba\u2019s TEDx Talk<i>\u00a0\u2018How to Find Your Path After School\u2019\u00a0<\/i>that students can apply when struggling with their decision and tips parents can use to support them.\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>Overview of the Finding Your Path Book Series<\/strong><\/h2><p>Designed to make self-help books fun and engaging for youth.\u00a0<\/p><p>Amba shares a brief summary of each book. More information and resources at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/findingyourpathbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">findingyourpathbooks.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b7804 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"47b7804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a853e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a853e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong><i>Guest Contributor:<\/i><\/strong><i>\u00a0Amba Brown (with Richard Mills from Digital Schools)<br \/><\/i><strong><i>Business Name:<\/i><\/strong><i>\u00a0The Finding Your Path Project<\/i><i><br \/><\/i><strong><i>Publisher:<\/i><\/strong><i>\u00a0Digital Schools<\/i><\/p><p>Amba Brown is a Positive Psychology author and creator of the Finding Your Path Project, a book series to support youth school transitions; starting school, starting high school and finishing school.\u00a0<\/p><p>Amba has been featured on a large number of mainstream platforms including the ABC, TEDx and the Huffington Post. Her work is recommended by a host of professionals from children\u2019s psychologists through to the CEO of the Australian department of Education.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>More information and resources at\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.findingyourpathbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">findingyourpathbooks.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc74281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-5627 elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc74281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">PUBLISHER\u2019S DISCLAIMER: The publisher of this blog post (<a style=\"color: #808080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalschools.com.au\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Digital Schools PTY LTD<\/span><\/a>) works in partnership with the school as a 3rd party provider to help build and maintain the school website. Digital Schools sources a range of experts who provide products and\/or services to educational institutions and we work with them to produce and publish topical information in the form of blog posts that we think\u00a0 may be relevant, interesting or topical to families within the community. The views, opinions and content listed in this blog post are that of the guest contributor and\/or publisher (Digital Schools). It should be noted that whilst the publisher and guest contributors are acting with the best intentions and in the best interests of the school and their community to provide helpful or interesting information, sometimes the content may not necessarily reflect the views of the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt; color: #808080;\">The information in this blog post is not meant to be used, nor should it be used, to diagnose or treat any medical condition. 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