Transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7

Transitioning from Year 6 to Year 7 can be a daunting prospect, as pupils take another step in their educational career. Teachers in the Junior and Senior School have been exploring ways to make this move as smooth as possible.  

Our Year 6 pupils recently participated in the Junior School’s first ever ‘Co-Curricular Taster Fair.’ The purpose of the fair was to ease the transition between Year 6 and Year 7. The pupils sampled the rich enrichment opportunities they will be able to enjoy in Senior School, such as Wildlife Club, Drama and Maths Puzzles.  

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the sessions stating, ‘Wildlife Club was so much fun!’ and ‘Cracking codes was brilliant; it was a great brain teaser.’  

The sessions were kindly hosted by several Senior School teachers. This gave our Year 6 pupils the opportunity to sample the vast amount of co-curriculum activities available to them as well as meeting and spending time with their new teachers.  

A large thank you must go to all staff involved in running these sessions. Their efforts do not appear to be in vain as one student stated,‘I am really looking forward to clubs in Year 7 now.’  

Head of Year 7, Kimberley Leighton-Smith and Junior/Senior School Liaison, Bryony Hart in her role as have worked hard to ensure that there are several occasions for the pupils to familiarise themselves with the Senior School site and meet Senior School teachers during their final year of Junior School. 

Ms Hart has organised a variety of events including a workshop with Sita Brahmachari. The children met the author who gifted them each her novel, ‘When Secrets Set Sail’, as a stimulus for grappling with change and the journey into the secondary phase.  

Mrs Leighton-Smith delivered a presentation on ‘Life in the Senior School’ in the Middle School Common Room and visited pupils at the Junior School while they were learning to build positive relationships.