~ The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow ~
The story ‘The Final Year’ is told in verse and is a powerful story about finding your voice and your place and your people.
Life can be tough in the last year of primary school. Everyone’s eyes are on you, there are SATs to take and the whole new world of High School to get ready for. But as long as you have your best friend then everything will be fine!
Nate lives in with his mum and younger brothers, he struggles at school with his anger, and he is finds school increasingly stressful. As he goes into the final year of primary school, he starts to feel the pressure of SATs and the transition to high school.
Nates final year of primary school becomes an increasingly challenging time due to a number of events; this story provides a valuable insight for both parents and teachers on the pressures that the children can face in ‘The Final Year’.
It is important to remember that the last year of primary school is also an exciting and fun time, there are often residential trips to look forward to, celebrations of the achievements made throughout primary school, sports day, various leavers celebrations and the much awaited leavers hoodie!
‘The Final Year’ It is a great book to use as it supports the children in year 5 and year 6 who are facing the imminent move to high school
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