Transition

– Typically, the journey to secondary school is a little longer.
With good time management, the commute will become very familiar, very quickly.

– Students wear full school uniform.
All uniform information is available on our website. Additional support is available if needed!

– Students move around the school site to different classrooms and will have individual subject teachers.
Students receive a timetable which will help them with the names of their teachers and classroom numbers.

– Students are expected to become more independent. 
Students are responsible for ensuring they have the required equipment at all times. 

– Parents may also have new responsibilities, including; ensuring lunch money is topped-up, consent forms are completed when required and have access to Edulink to keep up to date with progress and behaviour. 
We will send out support and guidance for Edulink.

In a primary school, the roles and titles of staff are usually quite straight forward – typically, you have a Headteacher, a Deputy Head, Teachers and Teaching Assistants. At primary school, there are usually lots of opportunities for informal playground chats with staff and you have a really close relationship with your child’s class teacher.

Due to the size of a secondary school’s staffing structure, and the large amount of roles in the school, it can seem more difficult to know who to contact. 

Your child will be placed into a tutor group in September. Their tutor will see them every day during registration and should be your first contact when you need to speak to the school. If you ever require a meeting with staff at school, please call the reception to book this.

Try to find out what it is that your child is worried about exactly. Sometimes, students may find the work too hard (or even too easy) which can lead to them disliking or disengaging with the lessons. 

It does take time for individual teachers to get to know your child’s strengths and weaknesses but if you feel the issue is continuing, please contact the school or raise the issue at their Settling In Parents’ Evening (this is usually within the first half-term).