Transition — Joining in Year 7
June 2025
Please see below for some information about our upcoming Welcome Days for
We have just finalised the timetables for the Welcome Days that will take place on Monday 30th June, Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd of July and are really looking forward to welcoming X to Exmouth Community College. We have tried to give each child a good balance of subjects so that they can have as many different experiences as possible. Also on these days, students will spend some time with their tutor, attend assemblies by the Head of Year and Senior Staff, complete a tutor trail to get to know the site and set up their biometric thumbprint to enable them to use the canteen. Each day students will meet their tutor group on the tennis courts on Green Close at 8:15am and finish their day in the Elizabeth Lee Theatre at 2:50pm.
In order to complete your child’s biometric thumbprint, can you please make sure that you have completed the permission form that we sent recently. We will be unable to complete this for your child until the form is completed. On this form we also asked you to choose a language.
On the Welcome Days, students can wear their Primary School PE kit. Can they please make sure that they wear sports trainers so they can take part in PE. We ask that they don’t wear leaver’s hoodies or crocs please.
On the morning of the first Welcome Day, students will be given a Transition Booklet that contains all the key information that they need. It will also have their timetable for the three days.
Can you please make sure that students bring a packed lunch for all three days. Children entitled to a Free School Meal will have a packed lunch provided for them.
The Welcome Evening is taking place on Wednesday July 2nd from 5pm-7pm in the Elizabeth Lee Building. We will split the year group in half so you will attend one session. You will attend either from 5-6pm or from 6-7pm. Each session will comprise of a talk for 15 minutes in the new theatre followed by a chance to meet your child’s tutor, discussing key information and giving you an opportunity to ask questions.
The Big Step
We are again collaborating with The Big Step transition program this year. They run a transition week in school taking place from Monday 28th July until Friday 1st August. Places can still be booked here: thebigstep.org
If you have any further questions, please contact us at transition@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
The Transition Process
Student Welcome Days will be Monday June 30th - Wednesday 2nd July 2025
Parent/Carer Welcome Evening will be 2nd July 2025
The Big Step will be the week beginning Monday 28th July 2025
Primary School Visits
Your Head of Year from September, Pastoral Support Assistant and Student Support Mentor will meet with your class teacher to gets 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 in 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.
Contacting us
Your parents/carers can sign up to our Facebook page later in the year which will have lots of useful information about transition to the College.
Parents/carers can also email us, and we will respond as soon as we can email transition@exmouthcollege.devon.sch.uk
Most information you will need is covered by the Quick Guide for Parents & Carers
Uniform
Our uniform is designed to present a positive image of our College, to both our local and wider community. All students in Years 7 to 11 wear uniform. To find out what you need to wear click here
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Applications for your child to start in year 7 at secondary school in September 2025 opened on 1 September 2024 and closed on 31 October 2024. For late applications, please contact Devon County Council.