Chris Game Jack Hunt School Key Stage 2 to 3 Transition

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Chris GameJack Hunt SchoolKey Stage 2 to 3
Transition
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Why is it such an issue?

• A childs transition from primary school to
  secondary school might very well affect the
  entire family. This is an exhilarating and
  frustrating time for a typical child, so parents
  should recognise that their child may need extra
  support during this transition

• Children starting secondary school, even those
  lucky ones entering the school of their choice,
  find that far from being launched into a brave
  new adventure, they are reassessed, their
  previous work and achievements are undervalued,
  and they are forced to mark time going over old
  ground. A series of studies over the past 20
  years show pupils regressing between and the last
  year of primary and the first year of secondary
  school. Primary-secondary transition is now
  regarded as the crucial time, when learners drop
  out or are made for life

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What we do at Jack Hunt
2012 / 2013 Total 2013 / 2014 Total
 
8 Schools 245 (82) 242 (81)
In total we have pupils from 23 local primary
schools
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Collaboration

• Meet Cluster Primary Headtechers every half term
• Meet Year 6 teachers approximately every half
  term
• Year 6 Network e.g. SATs / Intervention
  strategies
• High Risk / Vulnerable Pupils how best to
  support them
• Transfer of pupil information to inform JH
  classes / tutor groups
• Post SATs work, especially Numeracy and Literacy
• CPD Numeracy Level 6

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Some things we do

• Year 6 Cluster study planner
• Level 6 numeracy support through Jack Hunt VLE
  (staff)
• Level 6 numeracy and literacy support at Jack
  Hunt
• ICT Network Support 4 Schools
• Jack Hunt Cluster Sports Partnership
• DATA Analysis / Sharing ideas
• CPD Invitations
• Take Over Day
• Concerts / Poetry and Arts Evening
• Sports Awards Evening
• Hosting Art of Being Brilliant for Year 6
• Leadership Sport Leaders, Language Leaders,
  Maths Leaders, Reading Buddies
• Use of specialist resources at Jack Hunt
  (Library, Science, Art)

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Some things we do

• Virtual tour on our VLE
• Work on our VLE
• Ask questions through our VLE
• Former students go back for Q and A
• Extra transition visits if needed
• Bridging Units
• Summer Transition Week / Holiday Activities
• Postcard during the summer holiday from the
  Headteacher
• Tutor calls home in the first week

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Jack Hunt Community Learning Trust
Collaboration
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Jack Hunt Community Learning Trust

• Formal Collaboration between primary and
  secondary schools. Headteachers of the schools
  meet every half term.
• Four Action Groups
• Data
• Networking
• Quality of Teaching
• Transition
• The role of Sport used to support transition

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Transition Calendar
Meet Year 6 Teachers and Primary Head teachers every half term Meet Year 6 Teachers and Primary Head teachers every half term
September / October Year 6 Open Evening
October Parents make Secondary choices
January Positive Transition VARS
March Secondary Places Confirmed
April Primary School Visits
May 11 Parent Meetings
June Construct Teaching Groups / Pupil Profile
July Junior Days / Evening
July Further Pupil Visits
September First Few Weeks / Parents Information Evening and Start Again!
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The Transition Future
Work with primary schools from Year 5.
Churn!! Primary schools using JH facilities
more Bridging Units / Post SATs Project Pupils
have their Maths and English books from May
2015 Enhance buddying potential of vertical
tutoring Student Leadership sports leaders,
numeracy leaders, literacy leaders Seamless
Curriculum can this be achieved? Even More
Collaboration / Policies Assessment Skills,
not Levels Plus anything else!!
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Children starting secondary school, even those
lucky ones entering the school of their choice,
find that far from being launched into a brave
new adventure, they are reassessed, their
previous work and achievements are undervalued,
and they are forced to mark time going over old
ground. A series of studies over the past 20
years show pupils regressing between and the last
year of primary and the first year of secondary
school. Primary-secondary transition is now
regarded as the crucial time, when learners drop
out or are made for life
  They become a small fish in a large secondary
sea, and may feel disheartened by their sense of
anonymity and that little account is taken of
previous achievements
a black hole of underachievement once the
children reach secondary school
an inevitable drop in achievement between Years
6 and 7