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Ready for year 7? A range of transition activities for secondary schools

Pastoral issues Transition Whole-school issues Pupil wellbeing
It is really worth the effort to get your primary to secondary school transition support processes right. Jason Wing takes us through the raft of activities that help to ensure year 7 pupils hit the ground running when they join his schools

I am sure that every secondary school headteacher and principal recognises the importance of ensuring that all pupils have a smooth and stress-free transition into secondary education.

Within the current educational climate it is vitally important not to solely focus on your own school but to be outward-looking and collaborative. Neale-Wade Academy is a large Active Learning Trust-sponsored secondary school that has six main feeder primary schools in a market town in The Fens in Cambridgeshire, but we also draw pupils from up to 16 schools within a 10-mile radius of the town.

Fenland and East Cambridgeshire has been designated as an Opportunity Area and as a member of the steering group it is clearly apparent that in order to improve and maximise outcomes for children within this geographical region schools must work more collaboratively than before.

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