North Leamington School

Welcome to North Leamington School’s Transition Page.

The Transition Team at North Leamington School is dedicated to ensuring that the move from Primary School to Secondary School is a smooth and positive process for your child. Members of the team have a wealth of experience in relation to transition and are committed to ensuring that both students and parents feel supported throughout the process.

The team consists of:

Ms H Jones – Deputy Head Teacher
Mrs J McBride – Senior Assistant Head Teacher and Leader for Transition
Mr S Owen – Student Support and Engagement Lead
Mrs L Gould – Family Liaison Manager
Gary Ingram, Nikki Holt, Hannah Clayton – SSE Managers.

Welcome to our new students who have been offered a place into Year 7 at North Leamington School in September. Your Welcome Pack including all letters has been mailed to you w/c 30 March 2020, please return all forms and documentation promptly to help us ensure a smooth Transition for you.

Dates for the Diary 2020*

Year 6 Coffee Morning	Monday 15^th June 9:45am – 10:45am
An opportunity for you to meet Mrs McBride (Senior Assistant Head Teacher responsible for Transition) and other members of the Senior Leadership Team
Familiarisation Visit	Friday 26^th June
For children coming from out of area primary schools – invitation only
Transition Evening	Thursday 2^nd July 5:30pm – 7:00pm
For parents only, to receive important information and meet key staff
Exploration Day	Saturday 4^th July 10:00am – 12:00pm
An opportunity to explore the school (parents/carers must accompany their child)
Transition Day	Wednesday 8^th July 8:45am – 3:00pm
An opportunity for new students starting in September to experience a day in the life of an NLS student and to meet your Learning Mentor and Tutor Group
Get to Know NLS Day	Friday 21^st August 10:00am – 3:00pm
A day for new students starting in September

*Please note, the above event timetable will be subject to change as we follow Government guidelines regarding school closures over the coming months.

North Leamington School draws from a wide area, featuring several cluster schools including: Telford, Milverton, Cubbington, St Pauls, Our Lady’s, Lillington and Brookhurst Primary Schools; as well as attracting many students from outside our Cluster from areas such as: Kenilworth, Warwick and Rugby.

We recognise that the transition to a secondary school is a very exciting time, but in some cases it can also be an anxious time. To ensure all students have a positive experience, and in order to settle quickly we have an extensive Transition Program in place;

·The Transition Team visit all cluster primary schools to meet prospective North Leamington students in their own environment and to enable direct communication with Year 6 teachers. Transition Leaders from our current Year 7 cohort accompany us on visits to Primary schools. This strategy has proved very successful in helping the new students feel at ease and they have felt more able to ask any questions they may have during these visits. The Leaders also support the new students at transition events and whilst settling in to Secondary School.

Full group

Transition events include the following for students; Primary school visits, out of cluster familiarisation visit to NLS, additional visits to NLS for some students, Transition Day, Exploration Day, Get to Know NLS day.

Transition events for parents include; Coffee morning, Transition evening, Online Safety Session, Exploration day and a settling in evening to discuss how students have settled into NLS.

We look forward to meeting all of you very soon.

Mrs McBride

Senior Assistant Head Teacher & Leader of Transition

If you have any questions about transition please email transition@northleamington.co.uk.