Year 6 | 7 Transition - Kings International College

Year 6 | 7 Transition

Primary School Liaison

Kings International College works closely with our local feeder primary schools and, throughout the year, we aim to schedule a variety of activities to enable primary schools to visit us as part of further raising our profile in the local community.

Activities include:

Assembly slots in our Primary Schools for Year 6 students with a Q&A session led by the ex-pupils of the Primary School.
Primary School Lessons – usually for years 5 and 6 – offered to key feeder primary schools. Students visit KIC with their teachers, for a lesson taught by our teachers.
Primary School Support – as subject specialists, our teachers go out to our feeder schools to teach students and/or train staff.
Enterprise Days – Year 5 students from local primary schools are invited to visit KIC for a full day of cross-curricular activities based on a single theme. We expect 100 - 120 year 5 students per day, with a number of departments leading and supporting the activities. Feedback from previous days has been excellent.
From September 2018 Kings will offer more opportunities to primary schools, with seasonal activities planned pre-Christmas, pre-Easter and in the summer term
STEM Activities – these will be organised throughout the year.

Primary School Liaison is a crucial part of our strategy to recruit increasing numbers of students into year 7, and the support of staff is very much appreciated.

Year 6 Transition
KIC has established a Year 6 transition programme that supports young people in reducing anxiety. Activities include:

A visit to their primary school by a member of the pastoral team
Meet and greet extra transition sessions for anxious students and those with SEN.
SENCO attends the annual review prior to joining Kings and meets with families of children with statements
Tour with the child’s TA and a Kings’ TA. The private tour allows students to become familiar with the school and there is an opportunity to take photographs of the site and rooms to help with anxiety
KIC TA will visit the primary school to work with the student’s TA and gain a better understanding of how to support him/her.

Two transition days in July where students meet their new tutor group and have a number of lessons and a group House activity.

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