Personalised book for moving to a new school: your child Has a New School Badge

What happens in your child Has a New School Badge

1. Your child pins on the new school badge before leaving the new house.
2. At the school gate, your child notices other children wearing matching badges.
3. In class, the teacher asks your child to share their name and chooses a desk.
4. At lunchtime, a classmate recognises the badge and invites your child to sit nearby.
5. At home time, your child looks at the badge proudly and plans to wear it again tomorrow.

How the first page could read

On the morning your child starts at a new school, the house feels unfamiliar in a different way. The new uniform is ready, the packed bag is by the door, and pinned neatly to the jumper is a small, shining school badge. Your child touches it once before setting off.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

Moving house can make a school day feel full of new names, rooms and routines. This story gives your child, aged 6–9, one clear object to carry through those moments: a school badge. It appears while they get ready, meet the teacher, sit down for lunch and leave at home time, linking each part of the day without pretending everything is instantly easy. Their own photo is used as the reference for the illustrations, while details you choose can make the uniform, packed lunch or new street feel familiar. The final scene leaves your child with a practical reminder that belonging can begin with one small step.

Reading it together

• Read it the evening before school, then point out the parts of the day that will happen in a similar order.
• Talk about the badge as a useful detail to notice on the uniform, rather than something your child needs to get exactly right.
• After the school day, ask your child which moment in the story felt most like their own day.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour gives the new house, school gate and classroom a gentle, everyday warmth while keeping your child's badge easy to spot. A sidekick idea: a friendly classmate who recognises the school badge at lunchtime. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.