The Transition Process

We work closely with our primary schools to make sure that the transition to Brigshaw High School is as smooth as possible. The benefits of our comprehensive transition process are:

• Pupils arrive at Brigshaw confident and secure in their next step.
• Parents are both fully aware and informed at all stages of how school life will change.
• Pupils are allocated to a suitable form and teaching group, based on pastoral and academic information from primary school.
• Learning is able to begin quickly and efficiently in September.

We visit every child in May of Year 6 to start to build relationships. During the summer term our Festival of Transition gives primary schools which form part of the Brigshaw Learning Partnership (BLP) the opportunity to learn at Brigshaw with their Year 6 teacher and also to be taught by our staff. Pupils joining Brigshaw from outside of the BLP are also invited to attend the Festival of Transition to support their move to High School. If students need additional support in making this transition, we have teams of support staff to help. We encourage regular communication with teaching staff and parents/carers to ensure that the move to high school is a positive experience.

Once at Brigshaw, the year 7 curriculum aims to help bridge the gap from primary to secondary school, building on the excellent work at Key Stage 2 and making the most of specialist staff.