Transitional Summer Project – One Eighty Charity

What is the Transition Summer Project?

A focused summer programme that bridges the move from primary to secondary. Pupils receive four personalised 1:1 sessions (in primary, at the new secondary, and in the community) plus two educational/social trips.

We involve families and teachers to align routines and support. The project builds confidence and friendships, reduces anxiety about starting Year 7, and helps pupils settle into new expectations.

Crucially, it also spotlights any emerging mental health or safeguarding concerns early, enabling timely referrals to support services. In many cases, we’re the first professionals a young person engages with during the holidays.

Summer Project Story

"The highlight of my summer was feeling proud of myself for going on the trips and using my voice to ask new adults for help and make friends. I feel much more confident for secondary school and how to approach adults if I need to.”

“This project has helped my daughter mix with other children. She is still shy and anxious, but the experience has helped build her confidence.“

Safeguarding

Our Testimonials

This project has helped my daughter mix with other children. She is still shy and anxious, but the experience has helped build her confidence.

Summer Project Pupils

The highlight of my summer was feeling proud of myself for going on the trips and using my voice to ask new adults for help and make friends. I feel much more confident for secondary school and how to approach adults if I need to.

Summer Project Pupils

If it wasn't for One-Eighty I truly believe he still wouldn't be attending school. His future is now bright.

Carer

Lots of people have been using the worry box and we like checking this during break times. It helps people to feel more comfortable talking about their feelings and making it more normal.

Mental Health Ambassadors

Make Me Smile helped me learn more about worries, which I needed, as I have been through a lot with the loss of my sister recently.”

Mental Health Ambassadors

It teaches you about mental health. It’s important to share it around so that others can understand it too.

Mental Health Ambassadors

I learnt not to care what others think about me, I am enough

Year 6

I’ve learnt not to bottle up my emotions and I’ve liked being able to talk about how I feel.

Year 5

I used the hand breathing when I felt nervous and it helped me to feel calmer.

Year 3

My parents are getting a divorce, Kick Start has been the only thing to make me feel happy and want to go to school.

Year 4

I don’t know where we would have turned without One-Eighty, there is no alternative, no other options, there would have been no support.

Headteacher of a Partnership School

One-Eighty were able to make progress with a student that had not been in education for three years. They were able to make progress and hand over the student in a more positive position than when they started.

Oxford Professional

Our other projects

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Make Me Smile

A peer-to-peer, whole-class wellbeing programme for Year 6 pupils that builds emotional literacy, reduces stigma around mental health, and equips young people with practical strategies to manage worries and seek support.

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Kick Start

A focused summer programme supporting pupils as they move from primary to secondary school, building confidence, easing anxiety, and strengthening routines through personalised One-to-One support and shared experiences.

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Schools Partnership Programme

Our School Partnerships Programme combines all our services together for a whole school approach. We bring the whole One Eighty suite of services to your school, tailored to what you need.