Transition Information
The Transition Process for Year 6 Students
Primary School Visits
Your Head of Year from September, the Pastoral Support Assistant and Student Support Mentor, will meet with your class teacher to get lots of important information about you. This will include
- Information regarding your learning so far,
- Who you work well with in lessons
- And the positive friendships you have within your school.
These people will also visit you and will help you learn all about being a student at Exmouth Community College. Some of you may already have met our Assistant SENDCO Ms Tigwell. She will ask some of our Learning Mentors to meet some students after Easter.
Tutor Groups
We realise knowing which tutor group you will be in is important to you!
Here is an explanation of how we make that choice. We use all the information from your Primary School to organise tutor groups which are balanced on gender and ability. It is important students are placed in groups that help all students make the best possible progress in learning at ECC. You normally have at least one other student from your Primary School in your tutor group and if there has been a positive friendship suggestion by your Primary School, we will do our very best to accommodate that.
Events
We hold several opportunities for Year 6 students to get a feel for ECC before the transition to Secondary school. There are 3 Welcome Days, where they come and visit the sites. We also hold The Big Step during the Summer Holidays.
- Welcome Days – Monday 29th, Tuesday 30th June and Wednesday 1st July
- Welcome Evening (Y6 parents) – Wednesday 1st July
- The Big Step – Monday 27th - Friday 31st July
The Big Step
Making the big step a smaller step!
Who are The Big Step?
The Big Step Transition Programme is an Ofsted Registered Year 6–7 summer programme aimed at easing the transition for children moving from primary to secondary school.
Why does it help?
The week will help your children to meet their new peers, learn more about our college expectations and routines, reduce worries and concerns regarding secondary school, and give them the opportunity to take part in a raft of team-building, fun and developmental activities.
Useful Contacts
School Transition: transition@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk