We understand that the transition from primary school to secondary school is a very important stage in a child’s education. For that reason, The Grange School offers a comprehensive Transition Programme for all children joining the school. Our extensive programme comprises initial support towards the end of Year 6 and further support when students join us in September.
Key Dates
- Transition Day 1 – Tuesday 1 July 2025, 8.50am – 2.30pm (students only – meet and leave via reception)
- Transition Day 2 – Wednesday 2 July 2025, 8.50am – 2.30pm (students only – meet and leave via reception)
- Transition Evening for Parents – Tuesday 1 July 2025, 6-7.15pm in the main hall. (Enter via the main reception)
TRANSITION PROGRAMME FOR YEAR 6 STUDENTS
As a school, we offer face-to-face transition meetings to each feeder school. These allow key members of our team to reassure and meet our new arrivals and importantly provide an opportunity for them to ask any questions they may have.
Throughout the transition programme Year 7 students are supported by our Year 10 ‘Student Buddies’ who receive extensive training to assist our new students. These volunteers escort students between lessons, lend a helping hand and provide a supportive ear.
We understand that starting a new school can be a daunting experience. To give students the opportunity to settle in at the start of September, The Grange has put in place a series of steps to make the transition as easy as possible.
In July each year, all students will be invited to take part in two exciting transition days here at The Grange. Day one will provide the opportunity to meet their new peers and build initial relationships. Day two will give the students a taste of their new lessons and the chance to meet some of our friendly staff. For the first few weeks all Year 7 students will leave lessons a few minutes earlier so that they can find their way to their next lessons; they will also be allowed to go to break and lunch early to avoid the queues in the school canteen.
Transition Tracker
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS AND CARERS
As well as the information on this page of our website, we create a Facebook group for parents and carers of students starting with us in September. This has now gone live.
Also in the Summer Term, we will open up a specific email account for parents and carers to make contact regarding all things transition. We will be in touch with this email.
Following the first transition day, Parents and Carers will be invited into school for a presentation evening. This will provided you with key information and allow you to ask any questions you may have.
During the first term, we host a combined Parents and Learning Evening for which gives you an opportunity to chat to Form Tutors and Year Team Leaders about how your child has settled as well as gathering ideas on how you can support your child with numeracy and literacy.
There is a full subject parent’s evening later in the year in which parents have an opportunity to meet all their child’s subject teachers.
Parents and carers will receive a copy of our Parent Handbook with all the important information about the school at our transition evening. Students will receive a bespoke pocket guide when we soon visit them in their Primary School setting which contains lots of useful information about moving up to secondary school.
Below are some links to further information on our school website which we feel may be helpful to you as a new parent/carer: